persian ruins, persepolis, iran

achaemenid alexander ancient architect architecture capital castle cemetery column cyrrhus cyrus darius empire funeral god goddess greek heritage history iran iranian king kingdom listed medieval necropolis palace parthia parthian pasargadae persepolis persia persian relief religion religious royal ruins sasanian sasanid sculpture shapur site statue tomb tradition traditional treasury unesco world xerxes zarathustra zoroaster zoroastrian zoroastrianism