Ancient Persian monumental grave near Foca, Turkey
An Achaemenid Persian tomb with its construction dating from between 546 and 480 BC, carved from a limestone outcrop at Phocaea (known as Foça today), an ancient Ionian Greek city on the western coast of Anatolia. Known as Taş Kule (Rock Tower), the monument stands 7 km east of Phocaea along a main road. This funerary monument was carved out of solid rock with a lower meter high rectangular story (9 × 6 meters) surmounted by a second meter high story. Due to the architectural styles with four steps between the two levels that suggest strong Persian influences, most archaeologists assume that this tomb was built for a Persian aristocrat or local leader serving the Persians at a time when the Persians were active in the area
Size: 6016px × 4000px
Location: Foca, Izmir, Turkey
Photo credit: © Luke Peters / Alamy / Afripics
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