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From the Darius Gate, a huge open space gives access to the Palace itself, a block divided into two distinct parts: to the north, the large Hypostyle Hall, a traditional Iranian architecture to which the Achaemenids brought the stone column base and sometimes a stone column; in the south, the Residence, a Mesopotamian-style architecture, a compact block of vaulted rooms arranged around several courtyards.
The entire Palace was located on an artificial terrace covering 12 hectares, only five of which featured constructions: the rest was composed of open spaces, tiled to the east towards the Darius Gate, perhaps with some gardens around the Hypostyle Hall, or, according to some hypotheses, with a basin to the north. All proposals concerning this northern section are hypothetical, for it totally collapsed, no doubt soon after the Achaemenid era, bringing down most of the north portico of the Hypostyle Hall.
To the west, the construction came close to the retaining wall, so must have been visible from the plain. It was doubtless Darius’s intention to offer up the sight of this grandiose architecture.
Reconstruction of settlements between the Apadana tell and the Acropole tell, which were linked by a wall (right), is entirely hypothetical. The suggestion of lightweight dwellings, here shown as tents, intends to indicate that no trace of permanent construction has been found.
The entire Palace seen from an artist’s perspective
Archives de la Maison Archéologie & Ethnologie, René-Ginouvès, JP_V03_37
© Mission de Suse. Délégation archéologique française en Iran / Daniel Ladiray