but elements continued to appear under later dynasties before the arrival of Islam. Modern revival From the 19th-century the full Persepolitan form of the column was revived, initially by Parsees in India and eclectic architects in Europe, and only later used in public buildings in Iran under the Pahlavi dynasty (from 1925), though the former royal palace in the Afif-Abad Garden, of 1863, tentatively uses some elements of the capitals. Reza Shah, the first Pahlavi Shah of Iran, promoted interest in the Achaemenids in various ways to foster Iranian nationalism and support the legitimacy of his regime. Significant buildings in Tehran were supervised as to the authenticity of their style by European archaeologists, especially André Godard, Maxime Siroux (both also architects), and Ernst Herzfeld, who had been brought to Iran to dig, curate, and train students. These include the police headquarters and the Bank Melli Iran headquarters. Though the Islamic Republic of Iran prefers buildings that refer to Islamic architecture, miniature Persian columns support the Scholars Pavilion donated to the United Nations Office at Vienna in 2009. Gallery Notes References "Curtis": Curtis, John & Tallis, Nigel (eds), Forgotten Empire: The World of Ancient Persia, 2005, University of California Press, , 9780520247314, Google Books. See also pp 60–64 for catalogue entries on column parts and fragments. Boardman, John (1998), "The Origins of Indian Stone Architecture", Bulletin of the Asia Institute, 1998, New Series, Vol. 12, (Alexander's Legacy in the East: Studies in Honor of Paul Bernard), p.13-22, JSTOR Grigor, Tallinn, "Parsee Patronage of the Urheimat", Getty Research Journal, Issue 2 edited by Thomas W. Gaehtgens, Katja Zelljadt, 2010, Getty Publications, , 9781606060179 R. Schmitt; D. Stronach (December 15, 1986). "Apadana", Encyclopaedia Iranica, Retrieved 14 April, 2018 D. N. Wilber, "Architecture vii. Pahlavi, before World War II", Encyclopaedia Iranica, 1986/2011 External links Grigor, Tallinn, Perso-Parsi Encounters and the Making of Neo-Achaemenid Architecture in Qajar Iran and the British Raj (Part 1 of 2), video of lecture. Achaemenid architecture Columns and entablature Persepolis Sculpture of the Ancient Near East