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RS-273 Apadana Palace, Persepolis, Iran

RS-273
Apadana Palace, Persepolis, Iran.
Began by Darius the Great and completed by his son Xerxes I 30 years later in 480 BC, the palace was used by The King of Kings for official audiences. It had a grand hall in the shape of a square, each side 60 m long with seventy-two columns, thirteen of which still stand on the enormous platform. Each column is 19 m high with a square Taurus and plinth. The tops of the columns are sculpted in animal forms such as two headed bulls, lions and eagles.
Robyn Stewart
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Cambodia - Library with elaborated trilobate pediment

Cambodia - Library with elaborated trilobate pediment in the first enclosure at the temple of Banteay Srei which is known for the exquisite exuberance of its sandstone carvings. Banteay Srei is located about 25km northeast of the main group of temples in Angkor. The temple complexes of Angkor ("city") were the heart of the Khmer empire which flourished from the 9th to the 13th century and today are a UNESCO World Heritage Site

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Rock engraving probably of Anazasi origin in the

Rock engraving probably of Anazasi origin in the Mystery Valley, which is a side valley of the Monument Valley

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