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2 unusual facts about Persepolis


Cornelis de Bruijn

Leaving the borders of the Russian state, de Brujin arrived to Persia, where he made drawings of towns like Isfahan and Persepolis (1704–1705).

Parsix

The Parsix logo is inspired by stone flower carvings found in Persepolis.


A. C. H. Smith

Orghast at Persepolis: An account of the experiment in theatre directed by Peter Brook and written by Ted Hughes (1972) ISBN 0-413-28830-7 and (1973) ISBN 0-670-52835-8

Abdolreza Barzegari

He was benched for the next game but figured in the team which hosted Persepolis in 1975 touching shoulders with the greats such as Ali Parvin and Parviz Ghelichkhani.

Ali Abdo

He founded Persepolis Sports Club in 1963, which is made up of a basketball team, bowling team, volleyball team and now a football team, Persepolis F.C..

Alireza Mohammad

After signing with Persepolis, he became a starter right away under head coach Afshin Ghotbi and during the same season when Afshin Peyrovani and Nelo Vingada took over as the managers of the club, he was still a starter both in the league and the AFC Champions League.

Angry Dad: The Movie

Multiple other short film fragments further lampooned other movies including The Triplets of Belleville and Persepolis.

Azadi Stadium

It was inaugurated on 18 October 1971 and is self-owned by Esteghlal and Persepolis.

Brazil–Iran relations

Rio de Janeiro Mayor, Eduardo Paes, also canceled the inauguration of a replica of the famed Persepolis columns offered by Iran.

Hossein Badamaki

During the 2007/08 season Badamaki was still one of the starters but his problems with head coach Afshin Ghotbi made him miss some matches but at the end of the season he was put back in the starting line-up and helped Persepolis win the league after 6 years.

Internet activism during 2009 Iranian election protests

A webcomic called Persepolis 2.0 was created in 2009 by Iranian-born artists Payman and Sina whose subjects were the re-elections of conservative Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the social turmoil that followed them.

Karegaran Stadium

Before being occupied by Persepolis F.C., the stadium was tenanted by Steel Azin F.C..

Mahmoud Khordbin

He is currently an adviser to the Chairman of Persepolis, Mohammad Rouyanian.

Mojtaba Hosseini

After Golmohammadi take overs the reins of Saba in June 2012, he becomes the assistant coach of Saba but resigned from his position in January 2013 to join to the Golmohammadi's technical staff at Persepolis.

Mustafa Denizli

Persepolis were lifted by this goal and Éamon Zayed immediately connected with Mehdi Mahdavikia's excellent cross a minute later and levelled the score to 2–2 with a fine header.

Mazloumi and blues fans were beginning celebrations of yet another victory over their rivals as Persepolis fans began to leave the stadium when suddenly newly signed forward Eamon Zayed bagged a goal back for the reds in the 82nd minute.

The last five minutes of the game was very open with Persepolis looking more lively and in the 92nd minute of the match, Hossein Badamaki's cross found Éamon Zayed yet again and the Irish born Libyan striker turned his defender and finished brilliantly to round off a historic hat-trick and great win for Persepolis and its fans.

Pejman Nouri

After Ghotbi resigned as Persepolis's coach, former player and veteran Afshin Peyrovani took over but he did not believe in Nouri as much as Ghotbi did.

Persepolis Men

Persepolis Men (Persian: مردان پرسپولیس, Mardaaneh Persepolis) is a documentary film about Iranian football club Persepolis.

Rahman Rezaei

However, in mid-July, Afshin Ghotbi was re-appointed manager of Persepolis and cut the talks with Rezaei, stating that the club were not looking for a centre-back player at that moment in time.

Saeid Azizian

After retiring he returned to Persepolis as a goalkeeping coach when Afshin Ghotbi became the team's head coach.

Sepehr Heidari

The 2007/08 season was his first season at Persepolis and head coach Afshin Ghotbi believed in him so much that Heidari played in all matches except one for which he received a suspension.

Sivand Dam

Named after the nearby town of Sivand located northwest of Shiraz, it has become the center of worldwide concern due to the flooding it will cause in historical and archaeologically rich areas of Ancient Persia and possible harm it may cause to the nearby UNESCO World Heritage Sites of Persepolis and Pasargadae.

Taleghani Ave

Taleghani (formally Taleqani) Ave in Tehran, prior to the Islamic Revolution (1979) Takht-e Jamshid (Persepolis) Ave., is located in the center of Tehran and runs West from Ghodss St at the University of Tehran to Shariaty Ave (Ali Shariati) on the East.

The Rabbi's Cat

Pierre Vavasseur of Le Parisien gave the film the top rating of three stars and compared the impression it left to that of Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi.

Touching Wood

Touching Wood stayed on in the closing stages to finish second by three lengths, just ahead of Silver Hawk, Persepolis and Norwick.

University of Chicago Oriental Institute

Notable works in the collection include the famous Megiddo Ivories; various treasures from Persepolis, the old Persian capital; a collection of Luristan Bronzes; a colossal 40-ton human-headed winged bull (or Lamassu) from Khorsabad, the capital of Sargon II; and a monumental statue of King Tutankhamun.

Younes Shakeri

Younes Shakeri (born 30 December 1989) is an Iranian footballer Forward who currently plays for Padideh on loan from Persepolis in Azadegan League.

Zahra's Paradise

Its themes and style have been compared to that of Marjane Satrapi's Persepolis, a graphic novel that was adapted into an animated film, was a recipient of numerous awards, and was nominated for an Academy Award in 2007.


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