Apadana Palace, Persepolis

Built by Darius I of the Achaemenids this palace is the most awe inspiring monument of the Persians. To be there and get close to the life size figures on the Bas-relief takes one back thousands of years, or maybe brings them to the present. The atmosphere instantly portrays the feeling of magnificence mixed with outrage emotion towards those ignorant souls who through history have made its distruction their life's ambition.

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