Persepolis: Unesco Historic Site: Persepolis This historic site is a ceremonial palace compound and the most famous and popular site in Iran. It is the palace complex built under Darius the Great in 518 B.C. There used to be 29 nations sending delegation there to the Persian emperors paying respect and meeting on certain occasions A series of ancient palaces …

All about Persepolis in Shiraz(Takht-e Jamshid) Persepolis Persepolis (Old Persian: Parsa, New Persian: Takht-e Jamshid or Parseh) literal meaning “city of Persians”, was the ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire(ca. 550–330 BC). Persepolis is situated 70 km northeast of city of Shiraz in the Fars Province in Iran. The earliest remains of Persepolis date from around 515 BC. It exemplifies …