Persepolis
Persepolis was used yearly by the Empire royalty and their friends to celebrate the Persian New Year, which for Iranians coincides with the first day of spring. It is really difficult to explain the majesty of the place. I tried to comprehend its age and thought of Alexander while sending him negative vibes for destroying so much of it. Most of the kings of the Achaemenid Dynasty are buried here or around here including Cyrus the Great, Darius the Great, Xerxes I, Artaxerxes I, Xerxes II, Darius II, Artaxerxes II, Artaxerxes III, Darius III, and on and on and on. This palace has been gathering dust for the majority of 2,500 years but a small museum shows its B.C. grandeur, and we sat and contemplated as much as we could for many many hours. Some carvings are well-preserved and a detailed guidebook gave steady explanations of many of them and also a map of the palace. We definitely got a Persepolis tan that day.
