DARIUS APADANA
Take the stairs at the bas-reliefs leading to the large courtroom, the Darius De. Here the king, like a god, received his to. A square plane, the palace stretched over 73 metres and consisted of six rows of six upper columns each of metres. The colossal capitals were decorated with a mid-real, mid-fantastic bestiary. The deliberately overwhelming Apadana could bring up 10 000 people. The ceiling covered more than half a hectare. The 36 columns in the beautiful capitals, lions and griffins capitals supported Lebanon's long cedar beams. With columns supporting the ceiling, the achéménides carpenters produced huge halls, when contemporary Egyptian temples were kept in the dark by the short stone lintels. From the huge hall itself, some trim barrels of stone columns remain, some of which have lost their head or lie ashore. After the fire caused by Alexander the Great, the structures burnt before the brick walls collapsed. Try to imagine the vivid colours of the ceilings. The entire Palais palace, structured of rare wood, was covered with gold and decorated with marble. The statues at the inlaid beards of lazuli, were decorated with pierreries, with scales of jewelry, necklaces and gold bracelets…
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