Aerial view of the Persepolis terrace platform showing the overall layout of the palace complex founded by Darius the Great around 518 BCE. The massive sto
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Aerial view of the Persepolis terrace platform showing the overall layout of the palace complex founded by Darius the Great around 518 BCE. The massive stone platform, measuring roughly 450 by 300 meters, was partially carved from the mountain and partially built up with enormous ashlar blocks, some weighing over 100 tonnes, joined without mortar using iron clamps.
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