Fichas
Lecture 6- Persia
Fichas del conjunto (5)
- 1—Tomb of Cyrus the Great (Pasargadae, Iran)
-Synthesis of precedents borrowed from Elam, Babylon, Assyria, Anatolia, Egypt
-Fire altar was undecorated and a part of ritual purification - 2—Persepolis (Iran)
- King Darius moves the capital and ceremonial/ritual center
- Had to flatten part of the hill to make a platform
- Staircases were carved by Ionians and others from West Anatolia
- Cedar beams from Lebanon
- 3—Gate of All Nations (Persepolis, Iran)
- Imagery borrowed from Assyrians
- 4—Apadana (Persepolis, Iran)
- 36 columned hall
- Idea borrowed from Egyptians
- Huge size
- Translation of the tent architecture of nomadic conquerors into permanent stone construction
- 5What are the major characteristics of the Persian Empire and its royal architecture using specific examples?Influenced by other cultures
- Persepolis: staircases by ionians, wood from Lebanon
- Gate of All Nations: imagery borrowed from Assyrians
- Apadana: idea borrowed from Egyptians
Influenced by their migratory background
- Apadana: evolution of tent construction into stone