CIVILIZATION
PERSIAN
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Question
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What Persian building was made up of hundreds of 20 meter high columns?
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Hall of Mirrors
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Hall of 100 Columns
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Gate of all Nations
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The Parthenon
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Persepolis (Old Persian Pârsa, modern Takht-e Jamshid): Greek name of one of the capitals of the ancient Achaemenid Empire, founded by king Darius the Great (r. 522-486 BCE).
Detailed explanation-2: -With an extravagant hall measuring almost 70 sq metres and supported by 100 stone columns, this palace formed one of two principal reception areas in Persepolis. Built during the reigns of Xerxes and Artaxerxes I, some believe it was used to receive the military elite upon whom the empire’s security rested.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Throne Hall or “Hall of a Hundred Columns” at Persepolis, measuring 70 × 70 metres was built by the Achaemenid king Artaxerxes I.
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