Page:History of Architecture in All Countries Vol 1.djvu/222

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190 HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE. Part I. ground on the left is the Propylaea of Xerxes, and behind that and to the right stand the pillars of the Chehil Minar, or Great Hall of Xerxes. Between these are seen in the distance the remains of the smaller halls of Darius and Xerxes. The most striking features in this view are the staircases that led from the plain to the platform, and from the lower level to that on