The Secrets of Engineering and the Splendor of the Achaemenid Empire | How Persepolis Survived 2,500 Years

All surfaces once blazed with color. Traces of deep blues, reds, and yellows reveal that Persepolis was not the pale ruin we see today but a vibrant city of light and brilliance. Gold leaf and precious stones enriched details of jewelry and garments. What we see in bare stone is but the skeleton of a once-living organism of color, texture, and symbolism.