Iran, Persepolis, listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, Huma (Homa) bird column capital, (Circa 500 BC) The Huma bird is said to never come to rest, living its entire life flying invisibly high above the earth, and never alighting on the ground

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Location: Persepolis
Photo credit: © BOISVIEUX Christophe / hemis.fr / Alamy / Afripics
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