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Ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire

The plaque in the center foreground says the following about this structure, known as the Tachara: "This charming structure built southwest of the Apadana and . . . three meters higher was the private
The plaque in the center foreground says the following about this structure, known as the Tachara: "This charming structure built southwest of the Apadana and . . . three meters higher was the… © A.Davey from Portland, Oregon, EE UU, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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