The interior of the Hall of Hundred Columns (Throne Hall) in Persepolis, Persia (Persis/Fars), southwestern Iran.
The interior of the Hall of a Hundred Columns, or Throne Hall, the largest building at Persepolis. Covering nearly 4,600 square meters, its forest of columns once supported a vast cedar roof that was destroyed when Alexander burned the complex in 330 BC. © Carole Raddato, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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