| Page Views: 917 Last Visit to Takht-e Jamshid (Persepolis): January, 2005 | Takht-e Jamshid (Persepolis), Iran by Tourmaline9 - last update: Aug 14, 2006 |
Persepolis was the ancient capital of the Persian Achaemenid Empire around 650 BC. The Achaemenid Empire is one of the more prestigious elements of Iran’s history. Today the ruins of Persepolis are a major tourist attraction. The Achaemenid rulers of Persia ruled over territories roughly covering all or parts of today's Iran, Iraq, Armenia, Afghanistan, Turkey, Bulgaria, small part of Greece, Egypt, Syria, Northern India/Pakistan, Jordan, Israel/Palestine, Lebanon, Caucasia, Central Asia, Arabia, and Libya. For more information on the history, people, and life of Iran |
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| Pros: | "Its a diamond in the rough" | | In A Nutshell: | "You want to go back 2,500 years, stand on the land of Takht-e Jamshid" |
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nada1712 Mon May 28, 2007 16:59 UTC
Inspiring! | nicolaitan Wed May 23, 2007 02:45 UTC
you are quite right - great stuff. one of the dead cats featured on my homepage is Xerxes. there are no pictures of darius left. these are nice images and a very nice historical summary. N. | Geisha_Girl Thu Aug 31, 2006 08:48 UTC
Hey thanks for the mountain zone link, dude! Cool read. Got a note from a friend who's climbing Peak #6 in Tibet to prepare for his climb up Everest. I think Everest should be my next goal...might help me get over my fear of heights don't cha think?! ;-)) | willy_wonka Fri Aug 18, 2006 01:50 UTC
love that opening photo! such history in this country, i gotta get here some day! |
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