Detail from the western stairway, the Hadish.
The stairs from the palace of Darius to the interconnecting terrace belong to the best-preserved part of the complex.
The central part of these stairs show Ahura Mazda (not Faravahar, as is often claimed).
Ahura Mazda - the "wise lord", the supreme god of the ancient Iranians, whose cult was propagated by the legendary prophet Zarathustra.

The god Ahura Mazda depicted as a human figure arising from the winged sun-disc, was regularly carved over the figures of the kings, symbolising divine protection.