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Behistun. Cliff face in Iran bearing the inscribed "res gestae" (words and deeds) of King Daruis I of Persia (521-486 BC). Inscribed in Elamite, Akkadian, and Old Persian, the inscription, first recorded by British diplomat Sir Henry Rawlinson, led to the decipherment of cuneiform.
Persepolis, Persian Royal Palace constructed by Kings Darius I and Xerxes. The palace embraced monumental hypostyle halls, pleasure gardens and a zoological park. View shows relief of King Xerxes (485-465 BC) carved on the door frame of the entrance to his hypostyle hall.
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