Persepolis

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ancient_city
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Cyrus_the_Great
gptkb:Artaxerxes_I
gptkb:Artaxerxes_III
gptkbp:builtBy gptkb:Darius_I
gptkb:Xerxes_I
gptkbp:culture Achaemenid
gptkbp:depictedIn gptkb:Persepolis_(film)
gptkb:Persepolis_(graphic_novel)
gptkbp:destroyedBy gptkb:Alexander_the_Great
330 BCE
gptkbp:distanceFromShiraz about 60 km
gptkbp:excavatedBy gptkb:Erich_Schmidt
gptkb:Ernst_Herzfeld
1931
gptkbp:excavationEnd 1939
gptkbp:famousFor gptkb:New_Year_(Nowruz)_celebrations
gptkbp:feature grand staircases
reliefs depicting delegations
stone columns
gptkbp:founded circa 518 BCE
gptkbp:function ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire
gptkbp:governedBy gptkb:Achaemenid_dynasty
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Persepolis
gptkbp:inscriptionLanguage Assyrian
Babylonian
Old Persian
gptkbp:latitude 29.935
gptkbp:location gptkb:Iran
gptkbp:longitude 52.891
gptkbp:material limestone
wood
mud-brick
gptkbp:nameMeaning gptkb:City_of_the_Persians
gptkbp:near gptkb:Shiraz
gptkbp:notableBuilding gptkb:Apadana_Palace
gptkb:Gate_of_All_Nations
gptkb:Hall_of_100_Columns
gptkb:Tachara_Palace
gptkbp:openToPublic yes
gptkbp:otherName gptkb:Parsa
gptkb:Takht-e_Jamshid
gptkbp:region gptkb:Fars_Province
gptkbp:significance symbol of Persian Empire
gptkbp:status ruins
gptkbp:touristAttraction yes
gptkbp:UNESCO_reference_number 114
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite since 1979
gptkbp:website about 125,000 square meters
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Catherine_Deneuve
gptkb:Marjane_Satrapi
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4