Tachara

Remnants of the Tatschara in Persepolis, 2019

Plan of Persepolis: Tatschara (Tačara) in light green

Tatschara even Tachara or Tačara ( Persian : "Winter Palace") is the name of the stately residential buildings of an ancient Persian palace - ensembles .

Explanation

A Tatschara is a building type of the ancient Persian palace architecture . In contrast to the Apadana , the ceremonial throne and audience hall, it was intended to be used by the ruler, especially during the cold season. Examples of this are the palace cities of Persepolis and Susa ( palace of Darius I ).

literature

• Hans Koepf: Picture dictionary of architecture . Kröner, Stuttgart 1985, ISBN 3-520-19402-3 , p. 369.
• Vladimir Lukonin, Anatoly Ivanov: The Art of Persia . Parkstone Press International, New York 2015, ISBN 978-1-78310-696-7 ( Google Books ).

Web links

• Tachara , website for the Tatschara of Persepolis in the portal persepolis3d.com

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Ernst Diez : The language of the ruins . Rohrer, Vienna 1962, p. 71