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Ongoing Virtual Reconstructions of Persepolis and Pasargadae Based on Excavations by E. Hertzfeld, F. Krefter, E. Schmidt, D. Stronach and A. Sami Mission The goal of this endeavour is to bring Persepolis and Pasargadae back to life – not only to show the complexities of their urban design but also to illuminate the wealth of details to a wide spectrum of both professionals and interested laymen alike. The presented virtual reconstructions are based on the documentation obtained from the excavations led by E.Herzfeld, F.Krefter and E.F.Schmidt, D.Stronach and A.Sami. Especially helpful to this project was the tremendous effort of the architect, Friedrich Krefter, who in 1933 oversaw the excavations of this bygone empire and from 1963 to 1970 established a set of standards for Persepolis and therewith, a wealth of reconstruction drawings and two scale models of the great terrace of the Achaemenidl palaces. This work has integrated with exactitude all existing and substantiated knowledge of Persepolis. Company Overview The Persepolis3D project was started August 2001 by Kourosh Afhami and Wolfgang Gambke. It was published by launching the website on March 21, 2003. Kourosh Afhami, Architect and Founder afhami@persepolis3D.com Wolfgang Gambke, Architect and Founder gambke@persepolis3D.com Sheda Vasseghi, Historian (emphasis ancient Persia), Public Relations sheda@persepolis3D.com