Remaining columns of the Throne Hall (Hall of a Hundred Columns) at Persepolis, once the largest building on the terrace. Originally featuring 100 columns
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Remaining columns of the Throne Hall (Hall of a Hundred Columns) at Persepolis, once the largest building on the terrace. Originally featuring 100 columns each standing 14 meters tall, this hall covered an area of 4,600 square meters and served as the empire's throne room and reception hall, demonstrating monumental stone column engineering.
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