Tomb of Artaxerxes III, 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 tomb of Artaxerxes III is carved in the shape of a Persian cross into the cliff behind the site.

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Location: Persepolis, Iran
Photo credit: © Terry Allen / Alamy / Afripics
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