Achaemenid architecture

GPTKB entity

Statements (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf architectural style
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Achaemenid_Empire
gptkbp:characteristic stone reliefs
double-headed animal capitals
columned halls
monumental staircases
use of mud-brick and stone
gptkbp:declinedAfter conquest by Alexander the Great
gptkbp:decorations animal motifs
inscriptions in Old Persian, Elamite, and Babylonian
bas-reliefs depicting royal processions
gptkbp:distinctiveFeature gptkb:Apadana_hall
gptkb:Tripylon
gptkb:rock-cut_tombs_at_Naqsh-e_Rustam
gptkb:Gate_of_All_Nations
gptkb:Tachara_Palace
gptkbp:flourishedDuring 6th century BCE to 4th century BCE
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Achaemenid architecture
gptkbp:influenced Parthian architecture
Sassanian architecture
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Greek_architecture
Egyptian architecture
Mesopotamian architecture
Elamite architecture
gptkbp:material limestone
wood
glazed brick
mud-brick
gptkbp:notableExample gptkb:Persepolis
gptkb:Susa
gptkb:Pasargadae
gptkb:Tomb_of_Cyrus
gptkbp:patronage gptkb:Cyrus_the_Great
gptkb:Darius_I
gptkb:Xerxes_I
gptkbp:purpose gptkb:cemetery
palaces
administrative buildings
ceremonial complexes
gptkbp:region gptkb:Persia
gptkbp:symbolizes gptkb:monarchy
multiculturalism of the empire
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite gptkb:Persepolis
gptkb:Pasargadae
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Persian_architecture
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5