Travel guide Persepolis, Iran | Things to do in Persepolis

PERSEPOLIS

It was one of the five capitals during the Achaemenid empire, knowns by the Greeks as "the city of Persia" and in Farsi as "Takht-e Jamshid" since the Sasanid empire, it is the most important archaeological site in Iran and in the whole Middle East.
Persepolis was built mainly during the Darius I and was a spring/summer royal residence and seems to have been intended as a ceremonial center where representatives of subject states came to pay respects to the king. The complex has nine structures that you can visit. Some parts of them are still after invasion and natural destruction such as the Gate of all Nations, The Apadana staircase  and Apadana palace, Palace of Darius I, Palace of Xerxes and Achaemenid Kings.

Other sights:

• Naqsh-e Rostam: not far from Persepolis you will visit Necropolis (Naghsh-e Rostam). Naghsh-e Rostam is the necropolis of Achaemenid dynasty. There are four large tombs cut high into the cliff's face. There are also some reliefs below the tombs from the Sassanid dynasty. You will sleep in a hotel near Persepolis and are lucky enough to have a room facing Persepolis and enjoy the sunset view over the  remains of Achaemenid Empire. 
  
• Pasargade: the first capital of Achaemenid Empire built by the order of Cyprus the Great. The most important monument in Pasargadae is the tomb of Cyrus the Great.