Persepolis
Ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Persian Empire, near Shiraz, Iran.
At a glance
| Source | Author | Role | In one line |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Steves’ Iran (2009) | Rick Steves’ Europe | setting | The film ends at Persepolis, built by Darius and Xerxes around 500 BC. Steves walks the terrace, the Columned Palace and Throne Hall, and the royal tombs, and recounts its burning by Alexander the Great in 333 BC. |
Rick Steves’ Iran (2009) — Rick Steves’ Europe (2009)
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An hour’s drive from Shiraz takes us to Persepolis, the dazzling capital of the Persian Empire, back when it reached from Greece all the way to India.
- Role: setting
- In the video: The film ends at Persepolis, built by Darius and Xerxes around 500 BC. Steves walks the terrace, the Columned Palace and Throne Hall, and the royal tombs, and recounts its burning by Alexander the Great in 333 BC.
- Why it matters: It is the finale and the film’s emotional high point, which Steves compares to Monticello, Cape Canaveral and Mount Rushmore combined for Iranians.