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Marvdasht County, Iran

Tomb of Artaxerxes II

Marvdasht County, Iran

Tomb of Artaxerxes II
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Located near Persepolis in Marvdasht County, Iran, the Tomb of Artaxerxes II is a rock-cut monument carved into the mountainside in the Achaemenid architectural tradition. As with other royal tombs of the Persian Empire, it exemplifies the monumental approach the Achaemenids took to funerary architecture, combining functional burial chambers with a display of imperial power and permanence through integration with the natural landscape.

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rock-cut tomb
Place
Marvdasht County, Iran

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