Tachara

Tachara
Ruins of the Tachara, Persepolis.
Map
General information
Statusin ruins
Architectural styleAchaemenid architecture
LocationPersepolis
Marvdasht, Fars Province
CountryIran Iran
Coordinates29°56′04″N 52°53′22″E / 29.9344°N 52.88955°E / 29.9344; 52.88955
Technical details
Materialstone
Website
UNESCO: Persepolis

The Tachara, or the Tachar Château, also referred to as the Palace of Darius the Great,[1] was the exclusive building of Darius I at Persepolis, Iran. It is located 70 km northeast of the modern city of Shiraz in Fars Province.

  1. ^ Merrill F. Unger (Jun 1, 2009). "Architecture: Persian". The New Unger's Bible Dictionary. Moody Publishers. ISBN 9781575675008.