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Apadana (Old Persian: 𐎠𐎱𐎠𐎭𐎴, [apəˈdänə] or [äpəˈdänə]) is a large hypostyle hall in Persepolis, Iran. It belongs to the oldest building phase of the city of Persepolis, in the first half of the 6th century BC, as part of the original design by Darius the Great .
The Rah Ahan-e Ekbatan Stadium (Persian: ورزشگاه راهآهن اکباتان) formerly known as Apadana Stadium (Persian: ورزشگاه آپادانا) and Persepolis Stadium (Persian: ورزشگاه پرسپولیس) is a multi-purpose stadium in Tehran, Iran.
Apadana Residential Society (Persian: شهرک آپادانا) is a planned residential society in the northwest of well known Azadi square in Tehran, Iran. It is located between Azadi Square and Ekbatan Complex .
Next to the Apadana, second largest building of the Terrace and the final edifices, is the Throne Hall or the Imperial Army's Hall of Honor (also called the Hundred-Columns Palace). This 70 m 2 × 70 m 2 (750 sq ft × 750 sq ft) hall was started by Xerxes I and completed by his son Artaxerxes I by the end of the fifth century BC.
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From the 19th-century the full Persepolitan form of the column was revived, initially by Parsees in India [16] and eclectic architects in Europe, and only later used in public buildings in Iran under the Pahlavi dynasty (from 1925), [17] though the former royal palace in the Afif-Abad Garden, of 1863, tentatively uses some elements of the capitals.
Construction was carried out at Susa parallel to those at Persepolis. [3] Built on an artificially raised platform 15 metres (49 ft) high, covering 100 hectares (250 acres), [1] the complex at Susa consists of a residential palace, an apadana (audience hall), and a monumental gate.