Save the best for last....the Column hall

it's almost 1200 noon and the scorching heat makes you long for the cool, airconditioned room at the museum, and under the tree besides it.

The museum is right beside the most important part of the castle, the Treasury room!

History tells us that during the Godlen Age of Persepolis, it was considered as one of the richest kingdom in the east. Maybe that's why Alexander the Great was fascinated by the place and tried conquering it...and so he did. Alexander the Great conquered and looted Persepolis in 330 B.C. and, according to Plutarch, carried away its treasures on 20,000 mules and 5,000 camels. Soshal!

(Me and the imbakan of pera at the side)

Across the Treasury section the Throne hall is located. The place is like a majestic maze with differnt stone ballusters all over. Didn't get the idea on how it works though.

We we're suppose to go up the Throne hall but the guards tells us not to coz it's prohibited since the whole area is fragile and the stones might fell over us. Yaiks, don't want to die there, and I dont wanna see King Darius soon!

(No Entry....Exit only!)

(Bring in the Harems!!)

(Stolen shot of Jasper)

The last area that we've visited was the Hundred Columns area. It's just so hot that even my 50 pesos Cowboy Hat cannot protect me anymore from the heat of the sun. That's why we immediately pose for pictures then leave the place ASAP.

According to history, this area used to have hundred clolumns (hence the name Hundred columns was derive from)but since it was burned down by Alexander the Great, and this palce was buried for so many years under the rubbles of destruction (and sand and rocks, and earth), only a few remaining columns was recovered from the site.

(Jphil engineer rocks!)

(gardens on the side of the palace)

(Exhausted!)

(What's up there???)

(Presenting Persepolis!)

Another area of interest in the palace was the burial area of the other king of Persepolis. It was located on the mountain besides the majestic palace. ASme as nash-e-Rustam, the graveyard is adorned with many sculpture and manuscripts all depicting how the king live and ruled the kingdom. Unfortunately I didn't ahd a chance to went there because we forgot. We only took picture of it and settles with the experience of our friends who went up to the mountains to see the grave yard.

And there you have it. The visit to Persepolis was complete. But wait there's more after this. shiraz tour is far from over after our visit in Persepolis.

Still more to come =D.