Hi all, this is my recreation of Persepolis!



My recreation of the royal palace of Persepolis was a long term passion project of mine and worked on it for well over a year. I'm really intrigued by ancient architecture and think its a shame Persia gets so little attention, also here on planetmc with builds. The build is mostly historical, only changed and added some parts and monuments to make it look better but all are in Persian style. Interiors were pretty much made up by me since there is no knowlegde how they actually looked so I just took persian artwork for inspiration.



Founded by Darius I in 518 B.C., Persepolis was the capital of the Achaemenid Empire. It was built on an immense half-artificial, half-natural terrace, where the king of kings created an impressive palace complex inspired by Mesopotamian models. The importance and quality of the monumental ruins make it a unique archaeological site.

Persepolis was the seat of government of the Achaemenid Empire, though it was designed primarily to be a showplace and spectacular centre for the receptions and festivals of the kings and their empire. The terrace of Persepolis continues to be, as its founder Darius would have wished, the image of the Achaemenid monarchy itself, the summit where likenesses of the king reappear unceasingly, here as the conqueror of a monster, there carried on his throne by the downtrodden enemy, and where lengthy cohorts of sculpted warriors and guards, dignitaries, and tribute bearers parade endlessly.

Persepolis was massively damaged when Alexander the Great took it and burned much of the wooden structures down. The site never again took center stage as the Persian Empire fell.


Hope you enjoy the build!


Feel free to use this build for whatever you like just give me credits for building it thanks!