File:Detail The Great Double Staircase at Persepolis (1) (4669528013).jpg
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This photo provides a glimpse of the original stairs, which are worn from use over the centuries. I don't know whether the pyramidal devices at the edge of the staircase are functional, purely and meaninglessly decorative, or symbolic icons pertaining to the Persian religion at the time, which was Zoroastrianism. I'm not up on Zoroastrian iconography, so I can't speculate on these objects from that perspective. Perhaps the objects were meant to emulate Ziggurarts of Mesopotamia to the west; Achaemenid-era temples or residential architecture; or the surrounding mountain ranges. Mahybe these items were meant to disguise the sheer length of the stairs. Onlookers could persuade themselves that notables had reached the ground surface when the notables had descended only to the level of the first or second of the pyramidal objects. It's not inconceivable that the walls of the platform behind these stairs were once elaborately painted; the stepped objects could have echoed design elements from the wall painting. Finally, and this is a wild speculation, given the amount of warfare that took place at the site, mightn't these objects provided some cover to the palace complex defenders as they approached the bottom of the steps? |
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Detail: The Great Double Staircase at Persepolis (1)
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| Author | A.Davey from Portland, Oregon, EE UU |
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