Persepolis, Iran

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ancient_city
gptkb:archaeological_site
gptkbp:area 125,000 square meters
gptkbp:constructionStartYear circa 518 BCE
gptkbp:country gptkb:Iran
gptkbp:culture Achaemenid
gptkbp:depictedIn Iranian banknotes
gptkbp:destroyedBy gptkb:Alexander_the_Great
330 BCE
gptkbp:distanceFromShiraz about 60 km northeast
gptkbp:elevation about 1,770 meters above sea level
gptkbp:excavatedBy gptkb:Erich_Schmidt
gptkb:Ernst_Herzfeld
1931
gptkbp:foundedBy gptkb:Darius_I
gptkbp:function ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire
gptkbp:governingBody gptkb:Iranian_Cultural_Heritage,_Handicrafts_and_Tourism_Organization
gptkbp:heritageDesignation gptkb:UNESCO_World_Heritage_Site
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Persepolis, Iran
gptkbp:inscriptionLanguage Assyrian
Babylonian
Old Persian
gptkbp:latitude 29.935
gptkbp:locale gptkb:Takht-e_Jamshid
gptkbp:location gptkb:Fars_Province,_Iran
gptkbp:longitude 52.891
gptkbp:material limestone
wood
mud-brick
gptkbp:nameMeaning gptkb:City_of_the_Persians
gptkbp:nearestCity gptkb:Marvdasht
gptkbp:notableBuilding gptkb:Treasury
gptkb:Tripylon
gptkb:Tomb_of_Artaxerxes_III
gptkb:Apadana_Palace
gptkb:Gate_of_All_Nations
gptkb:Hall_of_100_Columns
gptkb:Tachara_Palace
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Nowruz_celebrations
gptkbp:openToPublic yes
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Achaemenid_Empire
gptkbp:significance symbol of Persian civilization
gptkbp:status ruins
gptkbp:touristAttraction yes
gptkbp:UNESCO_criteria i, iii, vi
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite 1979
yes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Persephassa
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7