English subtitles for clip: File:Persepolis, Hauptstadt Persiens (CC BY-SA 4.0).webm
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
1 00:00:00,900 --> 00:00:04,539 In 1979 the ancient ruined city of Persepolis 2 00:00:04,554 --> 00:00:07,106 became a UNESCO World Heritage Site. 3 00:00:07,500 --> 00:00:12,762 An animation shows how it likely looked like 2500 years ago. 4 00:00:16,806 --> 00:00:19,787 This is Persepolis in the 6th century BC 5 00:00:19,821 --> 00:00:22,562 at the time of the Persian King Darius the First. 6 00:00:22,730 --> 00:00:26,000 It lies at the foot of a mountain on a rocky plateau. 7 00:00:26,282 --> 00:00:29,711 This terrace is part natural and part constructed, 8 00:00:29,740 --> 00:00:31,513 a grandiose creation. 9 00:00:33,522 --> 00:00:36,953 Persepolis served to represent the ruler 10 00:00:37,000 --> 00:00:39,456 through the so-called gate of all countries 11 00:00:39,500 --> 00:00:44,573 once a year, delegations of the conquered peoples entered the palace district. 12 00:00:45,258 --> 00:00:49,247 In a procession they brought their gifts to the Persian king. 13 00:00:51,500 --> 00:00:55,744 The Persian architects were great masters of their art. 14 00:00:58,500 --> 00:01:02,900 They could build huge halls built on surprisingly narrow columns 15 00:01:02,939 --> 00:01:05,295 spanned by light roofs. 16 00:01:07,500 --> 00:01:11,963 The throne hall was reached via a huge staircase 17 00:01:12,000 --> 00:01:15,059 that was beautifully decorated. 18 00:01:22,108 --> 00:01:28,241 Alexander the Great conquered the residential city in 330 BC 19 00:01:28,278 --> 00:01:30,873 and let it burn down completely. 20 00:01:31,200 --> 00:01:36,760 Traces of the fire can still be seen today on the partially rebuilt ruins