00140. Royal Palace, Persepolis, Iran. 518-460 BC

• 00140a. Apadana, Reconstruction drawing [with stone-faced base in place or more likely mudbrick walls surrounding stone elements], from G.Perrot and C. Chipiez, Histoire de l'Art dans l'Antiquité vol. 5 (Paris: 1890) plate 5. [552x800]
• 00140b. Plan of palace platform, from F. Kimball and G. H. Edgell, A History of Architecture (New York: 1918) p. 34, fig. 10.
• 00140e. Detail of inner side of main gate, with human-headed winged bulls, photo 1959, Richard Ellis, Bryn Mawr College. [541x800]
• 00140i. View of Apadana from hillside, photo 1967, Richard Ellis, Bryn Mawr College. [1200x797]
• 00140o. Griffins capital, photo 1967, Richard Ellis, Bryn Mawr College. [1200x786]
• 00140u. Reconstruction drawing of Apadana, photo 1993, Kathleen Cohen, San Jose State U.
• 00140v. Double bull capital from Apadana, photo 1993, Kathleen Cohen, San Jose State U.

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• 00140c. Stairway to platform, photo 1967, Richard Ellis, Bryn Mawr College. [1199x800]
• 00140d. Detail of outer entryway, bull statues from outer side, photo 1959, Richard Ellis, Bryn Mawr College. [547x800]
• 00140f. Council Hall relief, Persian and Median Guards, photo 1959, Richard Ellis, Bryn Mawr College. [539x800]
• 00140g. Council Hall relief, detail of Mede, photo 1959, Richard Ellis, Bryn Mawr College. [536x800]
• 00140h. Council Hall relief, detail of Persian, photo 1959, Richard Ellis, Bryn Mawr College. [545x800]
• 00140j. Apadana columns, photo 1959, Richard Ellis, Bryn Mawr College. [544x800]
• 00140k. Detail of Apadana staircase, two delegations, photo 1959, Richard Ellis, Bryn Mawr College. [1196x800]
• 00140l. Detail of staircase relief, pointed-capped Scythians, photo 1959, Richard Ellis, Bryn Mawr College. [539x800]
• 00140m.Detail of staircase relief, Babylonians, photo 1959, Richard Ellis, Bryn Mawr College. [542x800]
• 00140n. Lion-monster capital, photo 1967, Richard Ellis, Bryn Mawr College. [1187x800]
• 00140p. Capitals and column elements, photo 1967, Richard Ellis, Bryn Mawr College. [1191x800]
• 00140q. Palace of Darius, South facade, photo 1959, Richard Ellis, Bryn Mawr College. [1200x787]
• 00140r. Throne hall doorjamb showing the king supported by peoples of the empire, photo 1959, Richard Ellis, Bryn Mawr College. [545x800]
• 00140s. Stairway to Apadana (audience hall), photo Millard Rogers.
• 00140t. Detail, stairway relief, photo Millard Rogers.

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