PARS (PERSEPOLIS) - IRAN

Pars (Persepolis, Takht-e Jamshid) 518-330 bc
One of the three capitals of Persian empire

(Old Persian: 'Pars', New Persian: 'Takht-e Jamshid') was an ancient ceremonial capital of the second Iranian dynasty, the Achaemenid Empire, situated some 70 km northeast of modern city of Shiraz, not far from where the small river Pulwar flows into the Kur (Kyrus). To the ancient Persians, the city was known as Parsa, meaning the city of Persians, Persepolis being the Greek interpretation of the name (perse‚ (meaning Persian)+ polis‚ (meaning city).

'It was the richest city under the sun.'
(Diodorus Siculus/ 1st century BC)

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• achaemenid
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[Setoreeh]

Ey Khoda, how I wish I was born in that age... :)precious!

[azhir1979]

Awsome

[TWI08]

iran, afghanistan, central asia were destroyed by the invasion of arab savages and their demented culture. such images serve to remind us all what we have lost

[Artemise36]

Magnificent. I am so proud.

What a shame that it was never rebuild.

May the next generation do the job.

Long live Persia!

[stonedrolling]

Absolutely Beautiful. I've watched this many times. I collect Persian art and am going to "try" to use these colors when I paint my new apartment this spring. Thanks for posting this.

[Arya021]

Let's make an end to the darkest chapter of Iran. zende bad sarzamine pars

[MaziyareIran]

Javidbad Iranzamin.

[Mastaneh260]

Fantastic Vid,God Bles Persians!!

Many Thanks for Sharing This Vid.

[PersianCyberWarrior]

PERSIAN ACHAEMENIAN KINGS , parthian kings , sasanian kings ,UNIQUE KINGS , human right , no slavery , culture , riches

[Mastaneh260]

Great video!

Many thanks for Sharig this Video!!

[treasurechip]

Not only will they not rebuild the sites, the government was going to destroy the tomb of Great Cyrus and Parsa had it not been for the citizens to stop it.