Palace of Darius I.

The Tachara, or the Tachar Château, also referred to as the Palace of Darius the Great, was the exclusive building of Darius I at , . It is located 70 km northeast of the modern city of in .
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  • Type: Ruins
  • Description: palace in Persepolis, Iran
  • Also known as: “palace of Darius I of Persia” and “Tachara”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Persepolis and The Gate of All Nations.

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is a historical site 60 km north of , in province. It was the ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire, inscribed in the UNESCO list in 1979.

Ruins
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, also known as the Gate of Xerxes, is located in the ruins of the ancient city of , Iran. The construction of the Stairs of All Nations and was ordered by the Achaemenid king Xerxes I, the successor of the founder of Persepolis, Darius I the Great. is situated 210 metres north of Palace of Darius I..

Ruins
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is a ruins.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kenareh.

Village
is a village in, and the capital of, Rural District of the Central District of Marvdasht County, province, . is situated 3½ km southwest of Palace of Darius I..

Palace of Darius I.

Latitude
29.93438° or 29° 56′ 4″ north
Longitude
52.88955° or 52° 53′ 22″ east
Open location code
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Open­Street­Map ID
way 95531822
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­ruins
Wiki­data ID
Q6564498
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Turkish—“Palace of Darius I.” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Tachara-paleis”
  • Arabic: “قصر تتشر”
  • Arabic: “قصر داريوس الأول”
  • Azerbaijani: “Taçara”
  • Catalan: “Palau Taçara”
  • Chinese: “塔迦拉宮”
  • Czech: “Dareiův palác”
  • Czech: “Tačara”
  • French: “palais de Darius Ier”
  • French: “Palais de Darius Ier”
  • German: “Palast von Darius I.”
  • German: “Tatschara”
  • Hindi: “तचारा”
  • Hindi: “फारस के दारा प्रथम का महल”
  • Italian: “Tachara”
  • Japanese: “タチャラ”
  • Korean: “타차라”
  • Malay: “Tachara”
  • Persian: “کاخ تچر”
  • Portuguese: “Palácio de Dario”
  • Portuguese: “Tachara”
  • Russian: “Дворец Тачар”
  • Russian: “Тачара”
  • Spanish: “Palacio de Darío I”
  • Spanish: “Tachara”
  • Turkish: “Büyük Darius’un Sarayı”
  • Turkish: “Taçara”

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