What do you know about the materials and ornamentation used in Achaemenid architecture?
What do you know about the materials and ornamentation used in Achaemenid architecture?
The ceiling material was a composite application of wood and stone decreasing its overall weight. Extensive use of stone in Persepolis, not only guaranteed its structural integrity for the duration of its use but also meant that its remains lasted longer than the mud-bricks of Susa palaces.
What was the political structure of the Persian Empire?
Theocracy
Achaemenid Empire/Government
How did the environment shape the Persian Empire?
The 2 main ways the Persians impacted the geography of Ancient Persia was by farming and building roads. The Royal Road had the biggest impact on Ancient Persia because of how long it took to build and how many resources it used up. The Persians also didn’t waste many resources by over using them.
What is the common type of construction in Persian architecture?
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES in Persian architecture. Mud. The most frequent building material in Iranian cultural areas has always been mud, which is available everywhere.
Who built the Hall of hundred columns at Persepolis?
According to the inscription known as A1Pb, construction of the Hall of Hundred Columns at Persepolis (map 8) was started by the Achaemenid king Xerxes (r.486-465); the building was finished by his son and successor Artaxerxes I Makrocheir (r.465-424). This throne hall was Persepolis’ second largest building, measuring 68,50 x 68,50 meters.
What can you see at Persepolis?
On some column bases, you can still see the black traces of burning. The Hall, the largest and probably most beautiful of the buildings at Persepolis, could accommodate hundreds of people. The seventy-two columns which supported the roof (6×6 inside the hall, the remainder in three porticoes) were twenty-five meters high.
Is the audience hall a hypostyle?
The audience hall itself is hypostyle in its plan, meaning that the roof of the structure is supported by columns. Apādana is the Persian term equivalent to the Greek hypostyle (Ancient Greek: ὑπόστυλος hypóstȳlos).
What is the purpose of the Great Audience Hall of Darius?
The great audience hall of the Persian kings Darius and Xerxes presents a visual microcosm of the Achaemenid empire—making clear, through sculptural decoration, that the Persian king ruled over all of the subjugated ambassadors and vassals (who are shown bringing tribute in an endless eternal procession).
