ceremonial capital of the achaemenid empire (ca. 550330 bce). it is situated 60 km northeast of

persepolis columns iran archeology middle east panning panorama people travel ancient persia architecture heritage ruins monument culture iranian unesco destination persian historical stone empire tourism palace darius historic city achaemenid statue landmark temple king column attraction archaeological fars building sculpture islam touristic islamic civilization excavations sightseeing archeological structure marble blue sky 8th june 2022: ceremonial capital 550330 bce situated northeast shiraz province bce iran