Persepolis Photo Gallery by Brian McMorrow at pbase.com

Persepolis

Roadsign for Persepolis	Mountain landmark near Persepolis	Agriculture	Sheep herding
Sign at the entrance to the Persepolis Tourist Complex	Traditional Persian games	Persepolis roadsign	Iranian cowboy, Persepolis
"Parking"	Happy Iranian New Year, Persepolis. The trees were planted in 1971 for the Shah's 2500 year of Persian monarchy celebration	Persepolis ticket office	The palace complex at Persepolis sits on a raised terrace
Terrace wall, Persepolis	Gate of All Lands, Persepolis, 475 BC	Gate of All Lands, Persepolis	Gate of All Lands (Xerxes' Gateway) Persepolis, built on order of Xerxes I in 475 BC
Assyrian style human-headed winged bulls	Columns of the Apadana audience hall	Columns, Persepolis	Columns, Persepolis
Columns, Persepolis	Gateway of All Lands	Assyrian human-headed winged bull	Assyrian human-headed winged bull
Bird-heaed column capital, Persepolis	Bird-headed capitals carried roof beams of Lebanese cedar	Bird-headed capital, Persepolis	Bird-headed capital, Persepolis
Bird-headed capital, Persepolis	Bird-headed capital, Persepolis	Horse-headed capital	Part of the Hall of 100 Columns
Horse-headed capital, Hall of 100 Columns, 480-60BC	Hall of 100 Columns	Hall of 100 Columns, Persepolis	Doorway, Hall of 100 Columns
The Emperor slaying Evil Spirits, Hall of 100 Columns	Median soldiers, Persepolis	Persian soldier relief, Persepolis	Lion attacking a bull, representing the No Ruz festivals at New Year
Reliefs, Persepolis	Reliefs depicting representatives of the 28 nations of the Persian Empire	Ahura Mazda, the One Uncreated God (Zoroastrian)	Darius on his throne with the crown prince Xerxes, Persepolis
Palace of 100 Columns and Tomb of Artaxerxes II	Columns of the Apadana Palace (Central Hall)	Columns of the Apadana Palace (Central Hall)	Columns of the Apadana Palace (Central Hall)
Reliefs on the Northern Staircase to Apadana Palace	Reliefs on the Northern Staircase to Apadana Palace	Leo overcoming Taurus	Persepolis was the site of No Ruz celebrations marking the new year at the spring equinox (Mar 21)
Reliefs, Persepolis	Reliefs, Persepolis	Reliefs, Persepolis	Chariot relief
Leading a Bactrian camel	Cuneform incription, Persepolis	Apadana (Central Hall)	Apadana (Central Hall)
Apadana (Central Hall)	Apadana (Central Hall)	Apadana (Central Hall)	Tachara Palace (Palace of Darius I)
Gateway, Palace of Darius I	Tachara Palace (Palace of Darius I)	Reliefs, Palace of Darius I	Gateway, Palace of Darius I
Trilingual cuneform inscriptions, Palace of Darius I	Iranian tourists visiting during No Ruz, Persepolis	Two Iranian women, Palace of Xerxes	Archers
Cuneform inscriptions, Persepolis	Stairway, Persepolis	Palace of Darius I	Palace of Darius I
Iranian tourists, Palace of Darius I	King with parasol, Persepolis	Tomb of Artaxerxes III	Persepolis with the Tomb of Artaxerxes II
Palace of 100 Columns and Tomb of Artaxerxes II	Tomb of Artaxerxes III in the southeast corner of Persepolis	Gateway, Palace of 100 Columns	Palace of 100 Columns
Palace of 100 Columns	Palace of 100 Columns	Reliefs, Palace of 100 Columns	Iranian restrooms
Iranian women climbing the hill above Persepolis	Hills overlooking Persepolis	No Ruz crowd climbing to the Tomb of Artaxerxes II	Persepolis from the Tomb of Artaxerxes II
Tomb of Artaxerxes II	Zoroastrian symbols on the Tomb of Artaxerxes II	Tomb of Artaxerxes II, Persepolis	Tomb of Artaxerxes II
Tomb of Artaxerxes II	Soldiers, Tomb of Artaxerxes II	Tomb of Artaxerxes II	Tomb of Artaxerxes II
Tomb of Artaxerxes II	Iranian Miss USA	Iranian women from Shiraz who were curious of my opinion of the poet Hafez	Iranian modeling the local cowboy hat
Hills overlooking Persepolis	Tomb of Artaxerxes III, Persepolis	Tomb of Artaxerxes III, Persepolis	Tomb of Artaxerxes III, Persepolis
Tomb of Artaxerxes III	Tomb of Artaxerxes III	Tomb of Artaxerxes III	Tomb of Artaxerxes III
Tomb of Artaxerxes III	Tomb of Artaxerxes III	Tomb of Artaxerxes III	Iranian boy, Persepolis
Visitors to Persepolis	The hills above Persepolis	Part of The Audience Relief depicting Xerxes, Treasury	Part of the Audience Relief, Treasury
Persian Lance Bearers, The Audience Relief, Treasury	Detail of the Persian Lance Bearers from the Audience Relief	Part of the Audience Relief, Treasury	Persepolis Museum
Mortar in Green Stone from the Achaemenian Period	Marble Perfume Containers, Achaemenian Period	Relief, Persepolis Museum	Pottery, Persepolis Museum
IranMar06 3519.jpg	Cuneform Inscriptions, Persepolis Museum	Ears of collosal statues, Persepolis Museum	Pottery, Achaemenian Period
Pottery, Achaemenian Period	Pottery, Achaemenian Period	Eastern Apadana Staircase	Eastern Apadana Staircase
Eastern Apadana Staircase	Eastern Apadana Staircase	Eastern Apadana Staircase	Archer
Soldier	Archer	Making offerings, Eastern Apadana Staircase	Assyrians offering sheep, Eastern Apadana Staircase
Offerings, Eastern Apadana Staircase	Lydians with a chariot, Eastern Apadana Staircase	Eastern Apadana Staircase	Eastern Apadana Staircase
Eastern Apadana Staircase	Eastern Apadana Staircase	Eastern Apadana Staircase	Columns of the Apadana Palace at dusk
Columns of the Apadana Palace at dusk	Columns of the Apadana Palace at dusk	Columns of the Apadana Palace at dusk	Columns of the Apadana Palace at dusk
Palace of Darius I at dusk, Persepolis	Palace of Darius I at dusk, Persepolis	Palace of Darius I at dusk, Persepolis	Palace of Darius I at dusk
Palace of Darius I at dusk, Persepolis	Palace of Darius I at dusk, Persepolis	Palace of Darius I at dusk	Dusk over Persepolis
Apadana Palace at dusk	Gate of All Lands at dusk	Horse headed capital and Gate of All Lands	Gate of All Lands (Xerxes' Gate) at dusk, Persepolis
Gate of All Lands (Xerxes' Gate) at dusk	Bird headed capital at dusk, Persepolis	Bird headed capital and Xerxes' Gate	Rock cut tombs at Naqsh-e Rostam near Persepolis
The tombs at Naqsh-e Rostam are said to be Darius I, Artaxerxes I, Xerxes I and Darius II	Tent set up at Naqsh-e Rostam	Naqsh-e Rostam	Naqsh-e Rostam
Naqsh-e Rostam	Naqsh-e Rostam	Restaurant near Persepolis	Artist's impression of Persepolis, American Museum of Natural History, NY
Artist's impression of Persepolis, American Museum of Natural History, NY

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Jola Dziubinska		28-Mar-2015 12:19
Fabulous place, wonderful photos in this great collection. V.

Ronak		17-Jun-2010 17:10
Oh wow Brian, these photos are all amazing, I haven't been to iran for the past 15 years and it is my wish to go and visit these beautiful places. There is a lot of history, your pictures takes me back in history and think of what we were once upon a time and what we are now! Anyway thank you brother...

Brian McMorrow		03-Sep-2007 07:06
Hi Shain, I was in Iran for 1 week (that's all they gave me for my visa...) so I travelled quickly. I shot with a Nikon D100 digital SLR and took a little over 4000 shots.

mazdak		08-Jul-2007 16:57
these are great pictures.... beautiful places and great quality!

Kiumars		29-Apr-2007 21:20
Thank you very much for sharing these brilliant photos of Persepolis (my beloved Persepolis), it is over 2,430 years old but still majestic and magnificent. Thanks from a Persian, god bless you.

Davood		09-Sep-2006 07:46
Hi dear Brian I enjoyed to see tour beautiful gallery Thanks & Best Regards

Neda		21-Aug-2006 13:24
Awesome. so beautiful im an iranian and thak you brian

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