2,500-year celebration of the Persian Empire

When

14 Oct 1971

Kind

Event

Coordinates

29.93° N, 52.89° E

Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, 2,500-year celebration of the Persian Empire.

The largest state banquet in history is held at the ancient city of Persepolis in Iran, marking the symbolic Celebration of the 2,500th Anniversary of the Founding of the Persian Empire.

1971 national event in Iran

The 2,500-year celebration of the Persian Empire, officially known as the 2,500-year celebration of the Empire of Iran, was hosted by the Pahlavi dynasty in the Imperial State of Iran in October 1971. Concentrated at Persepolis, it consisted of an elaborate set of grand festivities that sought to honour the legacy of the Achaemenid Empire, which was founded by Cyrus the Great in 550 BC.

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• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributorsCreative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “le Chah organise sur les sites antiques de Persépolis et Pasargades des cérémonies fastueuses à l’occasion des de la monarchie iranienne”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “jefes de Estado de 69 países acuden a las «Fiestas de los 2.500 años del Imperio Persa/Iraní» organizadas en Persépolis por las autoridades de Irán”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Persian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “آغاز جشن‌های ۲۵۰۰ ساله شاهنشاهی ایران”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Japanese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “ペルセポリスでイラン建国二千五百年祭典がはじまり、16日まで行事が続いた。”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page