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title: The Apadana of the Palace of Darius in Susa
author: Carole Raddato
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10553/the-apadana-of-the-palace-of-darius-in-susa/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# The Apadana of the Palace of Darius in Susa

_Authored by [Carole Raddato](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/FollowingHadrian/)_

## Image File

[![The Apadana of the Palace of Darius in Susa](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10553.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10553.jpg)

## Image Caption

The Apadana (audience hall) of the [Palace](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/palace/) of [Darius](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/darius/) in [Susa](https://www.worldhistory.org/susa/) (Iran) was a large hypostyle room of 36 columns. Measuring 109 metres (357 feet) on each side, it was very similar to that of [Persepolis](https://www.worldhistory.org/persepolis/) in plan and dimensions with distinctive Persian columns, topped by two bulls. The columns stood on square bases in the central hall and on round bases in the porticoes and stood 21 metres (68.8 feet) in height.

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## About the Author

Carole maintains the popular ancient history photo-blog Following Hadrian, where she travels the ancient world in the footsteps of Emperor Hadrian.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Raddato, C. (2019, May 05). The Apadana of the Palace of Darius in Susa. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10553/the-apadana-of-the-palace-of-darius-in-susa/>
### Chicago
Raddato, Carole. "The Apadana of the Palace of Darius in Susa." *World History Encyclopedia*, May 05, 2019. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10553/the-apadana-of-the-palace-of-darius-in-susa/>.
### MLA
Raddato, Carole. "The Apadana of the Palace of Darius in Susa." *World History Encyclopedia*, 05 May 2019, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10553/the-apadana-of-the-palace-of-darius-in-susa/>.

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