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Persian columns or ****politan
columns are the
distinctive form of
column developed in the
Achaemenid architecture of
ancient Persia,
probably beginning...
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especially the
Persian columns of
Achaemenid Persia,
there are a
number of
differences between these and the pillars.
Persian columns are
built in segments...
- (524–486 BC). Many of the
ancient Persian columns are standing, some
being more than 30
metres tall.[citation needed] Tall
columns with bull's head
capitals were...
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Office at Vienna. The
monument architecture is
Persian Achaemenid architecture, with
Persian columns and
other features from ****polis and
other remains...
- Hatshepsut, c.1470 BC
Persian columns at ****polis, Iran, with
fluting in the bases,
shafts and capitals.
Spiral fluting on
columns in the Nasir-ol-molk...
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architecture is
noted for its use of the
Persian column,
which was
probably based on
earlier wooden columns. The
buildings at ****polis
include three...
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Achaemenian Empire, also
known as the
Persian Empire or
First Persian Empire (/əˈkiːmənɪd/; Old
Persian: 𐎧𐏁𐏂, Xšāça, lit. 'The Empire' or 'The...
- (/θərˈmɒpɪliː/ thər-MOP-i-lee) was
fought in 480 BC
between the
Achaemenid Persian Empire under Xerxes I and an
alliance of Gr**** city-states led by Sparta...
- The Greco-
Persian Wars (also
often called the
Persian Wars) were a
series of
conflicts between the
Achaemenid Empire and Gr**** city-states that started...
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occupying an area of
about 109
square meters with 36
Persian columns, each more than 19 m tall. Each
column is fluted, with a
square base (except a few in the...
