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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:archaeological_site
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gptkbp:area
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125,000 square meters
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gptkbp:builtBy
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gptkb:Artaxerxes_I
gptkb:Darius_I
gptkb:Xerxes_I
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gptkbp:constructionStartYear
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circa 518 BCE
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:Iran
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gptkbp:destroyedBy
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gptkb:Alexander_the_Great
330 BCE
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gptkbp:distanceFromShiraz
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about 60 km northeast
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gptkbp:elevation
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70 feet above plain
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gptkbp:excavatedBy
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gptkb:Erich_Schmidt
gptkb:Ernst_Herzfeld
1931
1939
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gptkbp:features
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grand staircases
massive columns
reliefs depicting tribute bearers
double-headed animal capitals
royal tombs cut into rock
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gptkbp:foundedBy
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gptkb:Darius_I
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gptkbp:function
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ceremonial capital
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gptkbp:inscriptionLanguage
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gptkb:Aramaic
gptkb:Assyrian
Babylonian
Old Persian
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Fars_Province
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gptkbp:mainEmpires
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gptkb:Achaemenid_Empire
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gptkbp:material
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gptkb:limestone
gptkb:wood
mud-brick
precious metals
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gptkbp:nearestCity
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gptkb:Marvdasht
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gptkbp:notableBuilding
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gptkb:Treasury
gptkb:cemetery
gptkb:Hadish
gptkb:Tachara
gptkb:Apadana
gptkb:Gate_of_All_Nations
gptkb:Hall_of_100_Columns
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gptkbp:openToPublic
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yes
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gptkbp:significance
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Achaemenid ceremonial capital
example of ancient Persian architecture
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gptkbp:status
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gptkb:ruins
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gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite
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1979
yes
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Gate_of_the_Inspector
gptkb:Apadana
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Persepolis complex
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