Persepolis archaeological site

E407890

World Heritage Site ancient city archaeological site

Persepolis archaeological site is the monumental ruined ceremonial capital of the ancient Achaemenid Empire in present-day Iran, renowned for its grand palaces, reliefs, and terraces.

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All labels observed (14)

Label	Occurrences
Persepolis palace complex	3
UNESCO World Heritage Site Persepolis	3
Achaemenid royal complex at Persepolis	2
Persepolis archaeological site canonical	2
Persepolis ceremonial complex	2
Persepolis complex	2
Achaemenid ceremonial center at Persepolis	1
Apadana at Persepolis	1
Palace of Darius at Persepolis	1
Persepolis royal complex	1
Persian court at Persepolis	1
Persian royal court at Persepolis	1
ancient city of Persepolis	1
archaeological site of Persepolis	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4036032 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Persepolis archaeological site
Context triple: [Persepolis terrace, locatedIn, Persepolis archaeological site]

A. Pasargadae
Pasargadae is the ancient capital of the Achaemenid Empire in present-day Iran, renowned for its archaeological remains and the tomb of Cyrus the Great.
B. Lalish temple complex
The Lalish temple complex is the holiest pilgrimage site of the Yazidi faith, housing its most sacred shrines and religious ceremonies in northern Iraq.
C. Susa Shrine
Susa Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Japan dedicated to the storm god Susanoo, revered as one of the country’s ancient and significant religious sites.
D. Takht-e Soleyman
Takht-e Soleyman is an ancient archaeological complex in northwestern Iran renowned for its Sasanian-era Zoroastrian fire temple and royal sanctuary, recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
E. Harireh Ancient City ruins
Harireh Ancient City ruins are the archaeological remains of a once-thriving medieval Persian port settlement on Kish Island in the Persian Gulf.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Persepolis archaeological site
Target entity description: Persepolis archaeological site is the monumental ruined ceremonial capital of the ancient Achaemenid Empire in present-day Iran, renowned for its grand palaces, reliefs, and terraces.

A. Pasargadae
Pasargadae is the ancient capital of the Achaemenid Empire in present-day Iran, renowned for its archaeological remains and the tomb of Cyrus the Great.
B. Lalish temple complex
The Lalish temple complex is the holiest pilgrimage site of the Yazidi faith, housing its most sacred shrines and religious ceremonies in northern Iraq.
C. Susa Shrine
Susa Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Japan dedicated to the storm god Susanoo, revered as one of the country’s ancient and significant religious sites.
D. Takht-e Soleyman
Takht-e Soleyman is an ancient archaeological complex in northwestern Iran renowned for its Sasanian-era Zoroastrian fire temple and royal sanctuary, recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
E. Harireh Ancient City ruins
Harireh Ancient City ruins are the archaeological remains of a once-thriving medieval Persian port settlement on Kish Island in the Persian Gulf.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World Heritage Site ⓘ ancient city ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ
associatedWithDynasty	Achaemenid dynasty ⓘ
builder	Artaxerxes I ⓘ linked to: Artaxerxes I of Persia Darius I ⓘ linked to: Darius I of Persia Xerxes I ⓘ
constructionEnd	early 5th century BCE ⓘ
constructionStart	circa 518 BCE ⓘ
country	Iran ⓘ
culturalRegion	Persia ⓘ
destroyedBy	Alexander the Great ⓘ
elevation	about 60 meters above surrounding plain ⓘ
function	ceremonial capital ⓘ
GreekName	Persepolis ⓘ
hasPart	Apadana Palace ⓘ Gate of All Nations ⓘ Hadish Palace ⓘ Hall of 100 Columns ⓘ Tachara Palace ⓘ Treasury ⓘ Tripylon ⓘ platform ⓘ royal tombs ⓘ staircase reliefs ⓘ terraces ⓘ
heritageDesignation	National heritage site of Iran ⓘ UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
knownFor	Achaemenid art and architecture ⓘ ceremonial staircases ⓘ monumental palaces ⓘ relief sculptures ⓘ
locatedIn	Fars Province ⓘ southwestern Iran ⓘ
locatedInTime	Achaemenid Empire ⓘ
locatedNear	Shiraz ⓘ linked to: Shiraz, Iran
majorDestructionDate	330 BCE ⓘ
materialUsed	limestone ⓘ stone ⓘ
meaningOfName	City of the Persians ⓘ
nearbySite	Naqsh-e Rajab ⓘ Naqsh-e Rustam ⓘ linked to: Naqsh-e Rostam
originalName	Parsa ⓘ
religionAssociated	Zoroastrian cultural sphere ⓘ
timePeriod	6th century BCE to 4th century BCE ⓘ
UNESCOSiteId	114 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria	(i) ⓘ (iii) ⓘ (vi) ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince	1979 ⓘ

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