Ceremonial capital of the kings
Curated by Vinod Kumar Jain & Amit Jain · All Frontier Global · free, no login · reviewed 2026-07-05
The winged-bull gateway to Darius and Xerxes' ceremonial capital. Best: Apr–May & Sep–Oct
A great audience hall whose stairs carry famous tribute-procession reliefs. Best: Apr–May & Sep–Oct
Cliff-cut tombs of the Achaemenid kings above Sasanian rock reliefs. Best: Apr–May & Sep–Oct
The tomb of Cyrus the Great on the plain of the first Persian capital. Best: Apr–May & Sep–Oct
Royal burial site carved into mountain rock near ceremonial Persepolis palaces. Best: Year-round