Eastern entrance to backlit Gate of All Nations with a pair of Lamassus, Persepolis, Iran

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Persepolis (city of Persians) is located NE of Shiraz, Iran. It was the ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire (ca. 550–330 BC). It became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Much of Persepolis was destroyed when it was sacked by the soldiers of Alexander the Great in 330 BC. The Propylon, also called the Gate of All Nations survived. Two of the Lamassu (winged bull with the head of a bearded man) carved into the Eastern entrance to the gate can be seen here.

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Size: 5000px × 3333px
Location: Gate of all Nations, Persepolis, Iran
Photo credit: © Terry Allen / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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