The Apadana (Great Audience Hall)
[CLICK TO ENLARGE] A right view of the Apadana as it stands today. [CLICK TO ENLARGE] A reconstruction of the facade of the Apadana (at left) – remains of the Apadana today at right. Note the red border highlight in the reconstruction at left – this helps show the probable size of the entire Apadana as it stood at Achaemendi times. [CLICK TO ENLARGE] A reconstruction of the facade of the Apadana. Note cieling of timber (from the cedars of ancient Phoneica or modern Lebanon) (at left). A modern reconstruction of the bull motif atop the Apadana pillars top right – by Persepolis 3D.com) and remains of the bull motif in the Louvre Museum at paris at present. 
