Tachara
Sign in to saveThe Tachara, or the Tachar Château, also referred to as the Palace of Darius the Great, was the exclusive building of Darius I at Persepolis, Iran. It is located 70 km northeast of the modern city of Shiraz in Fars province.
Key facts
- Building.status
- in ruins
- Building.image
- Persépolis, Irán, 2016-09-24, DD 56.jpg
- Building.caption
- Ruins of the Tachara, Persepolis.
- Building.location
- PersepolisMarvdasht, Fars province
- Building.location_country
- Iran
- Building.architectural_style
- Achaemenid architecture
- Building.name
- Tachara
- Building.website
- UNESCO: Persepolis
- Building.material
- stone
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
7 sectionsContents
- History and construction
- Structure
- Function
- Gallery
- See also
- References
- External links
The Tachara, or the Tachar Château, also referred to as the Palace of Darius the Great, was the exclusive building of Darius I at Persepolis, Iran. It is located 70 km northeast of the modern city of Shiraz in Fars province.
== History and construction == thumb|left|The exterior of the Tachara and its surrounding gardens, as depicted by Charles Chipiez. The construction dates back to the time of the Achaemenid Empire (550 BC–330 BC). The building has been attributed to Darius I, but only a small portion of it was finished under his rule. It was completed after the death of Darius I in 486, by his son and successor, Xerxes I, who called it a taçara in Old Persian, translated to "winter palace".