TEHRAN – For the very first time, the ruined Tachara Palace, located in the heart of the UNESCO-registered Persepolis, has played host to a photo exhibition.

The exhibit opened on Monday featuring a selection of works by Iranian and international artists to enchant sightseers in the glorious atmosphere.

Tachara is one of the oldest and most interesting palaces in Persepolis that its charming structure is situated south of the Apadana and on a platform 2.20-3m higher than the level of the latter and the adjacent courtyard.

The Persepolis website says that Tachara was built on a rectangular plan, measuring 40m by 30m, and a north-south axis. It consists of the main hall with twelve columns, two smaller columned halls on the north, a columned portico on the south, and several guardrooms or storage chambers on either side. A stairway with two reversed flights leads to the portico from a courtyard on the south.

The inner walls of these flights are sculptured with representations of servants and attendants, dressed alternately in the «Median» and «Persian» costumes, carrying food and utensils.

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