Thatcher, which means winter palace, is one of the first palaces that was built on the side of Persepolis by the order of Darius I. The stones of this building were completely polished and the image was reflected in them. . This palace with dimensions 40*30 meters are built in the north-south direction . In the center of this palace, there is a hall with 12 columns, which is connected to rooms on the sides, and a porch on the south side. 8 It has a column that is reached by a two-way staircase, and on the sides of the staircase, the images of servants are carved while holding food and dishes..
The columns of the palace were made of wood and there are no traces left of them. The floors of the rooms were red. This is the special color of Dariush's palace building period. Darius with his crew can be seen on the portals of the central hall. In addition to many inscriptions from the Achaemenid era, several Sasanian and Islamic inscriptions can also be seen in the Thatcher Palace.. Apparently, in this palace of Kursk, memorials were written by the elders of different periods. The writings of this palace are the famous writings by which German Grotfand was able to read a few words of ancient Persian script for the first time..
There are no winding corridors in Thatcher's palace and everything is made to measure. This palace was the residence of Darius and other kings used it after him. The walls of the palace were made of raw clay . Of the many gates of the palace, only four gates were open. Due to the fact that the doors and window frames were made of stone, the erosion of time has not affected them much, and this palace is one of the most healthy palaces in Safa Takht Jamshid in terms of skeleton.
The northern part of the main hall 5 The room reaches and to 3 Its room can be entered directly. In the eastern and western walls of the large room on the right, two doors are built facing each other, and on the north side, there is a small post behind these doors.. The eastern and western portals are not aligned, but their petroglyphs are the same
A part of the western staircase of the palace was built by Ardeshir III. Ardeshir III was the fifth king after Darius I, and his construction works in the Thatcher Palace show that this palace was still in use..
