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Answer for the clue "The great hall in ancient Persian palaces ", 7 letters:
apadana

Word definitions for apadana in dictionaries

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. the great hall in ancient Persian palaces

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
An Apadana is a large hypostyle hall, the best known examples being the great audience hall and portico at Persepolis and the palace of Susa . The Persepolis Apadana belongs to the oldest building phase of the city of Persepolis, the first half of the 6th ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. a large hypostyle hall in ancient Persian palaces

Usage examples of apadana.

If Darius was not the most beautiful of the Persians, he was certainly a dazzling sight as he moved between the twenty-two columns of the apadana—rather like a lion, stalking.

If Darius was not the most beautiful of the Persians, he was certainly a dazzling sight as he moved between the twenty-two columns of the apadana-rather like a lion, stalking.