Caption

View of the ruins of Persepolis. The ancient Persian residential city of Persepolis was one of the capitals of the ancient Persian Empire under the Achaemenids and was founded by Darius I in the Persis region in 520 B.C., Persepolis, Iran, Asia

Date

Apr 04, 2015

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Jochen Eckel

Reference

BRK24D31_023

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NA

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Rights managed

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57,1Mb (2,0Mb) / 18,2in x 12,2in / 5472 x 3648 (300dpi)

Keywords

Altertum Asia B.C. BC Darius Darius I Darius the I Downtown Famous Place Historic district Historic quarter Historic quarters Holidaymaker Inner city Inner town Mid East Middle East Mideast Near East No People Old town area Palace complex Persepolis Persia Persian Residence city Ruined building Ruins complex Shiraz Southwest Asia Southwestern Asia Town centre UNESCO UNESCO World Heritage UNESCO site View over the city View over the town West Asia Western Asia ancient ancient cities ancient city ancient civilization ancient civilizations ancient times ancient world annex antique antiquity archaeologic archaeological archaeological area archaeological site archaeological sites archaeology archeologic archeological archeology attraction attractions before Christ building buildings capital capital city capitals cities city city center city centre city portrait city scape city view cityscape complex construction cultural monument cultural monuments cultural site cultural sites culture cultures deserted empty excavation excavation field excavation site excavation sites excavations facilities facility gazes heritage heritages historic historic center historic centre historic city center historic city centre historic old town historical historical old town landmark look look at looking out looks looks into midtown municipal no one nobody observe old old city old district old town old towns palace place of interest residential town ruin ruin site ruined town ruins sight structure tourism tourist tourist attraction tourist attractions tourist landmark tourist spot tourists town town center town view townscape travel photography uninhabited urban urban environment view view of the city view of the town view on the city view over visitor visitors watching Fars Province UNESCO World Heritage Site UNESCO World Heritage Sites Unesco world Site World Heritage World Heritage Site Iran Islamic Republic of Iran