Ramil Vergazov
Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia
The typology of the apadana palace has a significant place in the classical architecture of the Achaemenid Iran. The apadana is a specific type of Persian palace, which is based on the hypostyle hall, intended for royal audiences and other ritual ceremonies. The design of the apadana was influenced by various traditions and can be considered a synthesis of Median, Egyptian, Greek, Mesopotamian and Hittite architecture. This type embodied the ideological and ceremonial principles of imperial Achaemenid art. Moreover, the type of the audience palace influenced the further development of Persian architecture in the 5th–4th centuries BC.
This paper focuses on the problem of the origin of the apadana, with special attention to the other ancient oriental architectural traditions that influenced this type.The research of apadanas will be carried out in the context of early Achaemenid architecture.This method is the most productive way to approach issues relevant to the apadana typology in the architecture of the Achaemenid Iran.