Apadana

For the Pali texts, see Apadāna.
Further information: Achaemenid architecture
Ruins of the Apadana Palace
Reconstruction of the Apadana's roof by Chipiez
Reconstruction of the Apadana by Chipiez
Apadana of Susa, reconstruction drawing, 1903

Apadana (Old Persian: 𐎠𐎱𐎭𐎠𐎴, [apəˈdänə] or [äpəˈdänə]) is a large hypostyle hall in Persepolis, Iran. It belongs to the oldest building phase of the city of Persepolis, in the first half of the 6th century BC, as part of the original design by Darius the Great. Its construction was completed by Xerxes I. Modern scholarship "demonstrates the metaphorical nature of the Apadana reliefs as idealised social orders".[1]

  1. ^ M. Root (1986) p. 1.