Tripylon

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Tripylon is a monumental gateway and audience hall in the ancient Persian ceremonial capital of Persepolis, notable for its elaborate reliefs and central position linking major palace complexes.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Tripylon canonical 5
Tripylon (Central Building) 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Achaemenid architectural structure ⓘ
audience hall ⓘ
monumental gateway ⓘ
accessRestrictedTo royal and elite users in antiquity ⓘ
architecturalStyle Achaemenid architecture ⓘ
associatedWith Darius I ⓘ
linked to: Darius I of Persia

Xerxes I ⓘ
builtFor Achaemenid kings ⓘ
royal ceremonial functions ⓘ
connects Apadana ⓘ
Hadish ⓘ
Tachara ⓘ
main palace complexes of Persepolis ⓘ
constructionPeriod Achaemenid Empire ⓘ
culture Achaemenid Persian ⓘ
linked to: Achaemenid Empire
currentCondition ruins ⓘ
excavatedBy archaeologists in the 20th century ⓘ
hasArtStyle imperial Achaemenid relief style ⓘ
hasFeature central hall ⓘ
doorways with decorated jambs ⓘ
multiple entrances ⓘ
stairways with sculptured balustrades ⓘ
hasFunction audience hall ⓘ
circulation hub ⓘ
gateway ⓘ
hasNameEtymology Greek-derived name meaning triple gate or triple portal ⓘ
hasReliefDepicting courtiers ⓘ
guards ⓘ
royal figures ⓘ
throne scenes ⓘ
tribute bearers ⓘ
heritageStatus part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Persepolis ⓘ
isTouristAttraction true ⓘ
locatedIn Persepolis ⓘ
locatedInCountry Iran ⓘ
locatedInRegion Fars Province ⓘ
materialUsed limestone ⓘ
stone ⓘ
notableFor central position in palace layout ⓘ
elaborate reliefs ⓘ
orientation central axis of Persepolis terrace ⓘ
partOf Achaemenid royal complex at Persepolis ⓘ
Persepolis terrace complex ⓘ
linked to: Persepolis terrace
roleInCeremony processional route element ⓘ
roleInCirculation linked major palace complexes ⓘ
situatedBetween Apadana and residential palaces ⓘ

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Persepolis → knownFor → Tripylon ⓘ
Persepolis → hasStructure → Tripylon ⓘ
Hall of 100 Columns → nearbyStructure → Tripylon (Central Building) ⓘ
linked to: Tripylon
Hadish Palace → locatedNear → Tripylon ⓘ
Takht-e Jamshid → hasStructure → Tripylon ⓘ