09 Apr Julien Cuny, The history and architecture of the Palace of Darius at Susa. A view from the Louvre
_____________ Julien Cuny, The history and architecture of the Palace of Darius at Susa. A view from the Louvre Martedì 16 aprile, ore 10.30, Palazzo Corigliano, Nuova Sala Conferenze, II piano Piazza San Domenico Maggiore 12, Napoli The history of research about the Achaemenid Palace in Susa has been long and complex, since the first trenches opened by the British Loftus across the Apadana in 1851-1852, to the discovery of the glazed decoration by Dieulafoy in 1885-1886 and to the recognition of the southern “residential” complex by Mecquenem from 1908 on. The last French team led by Jean Perrot has made major discoveries to understand the functional layout of the complex before helping to restore the last visible remains. Nonetheless, in spite of the efforts made, many questions remain, a situation mainly due to the...