Persepolis, Iran - royal tents set up for the Celebration of the 2,500th Anniversary of the Founding of the Persian Empire, an elaborate set of grand festivities held in October 1971 to celebrate the founding of the ancient Achaemenid Empire by Cyrus the Great. Archive image taken in 1976

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Size: 3600px × 2400px
Location: Persepolis, Fars Province, Iran
Photo credit: © Angus McComiskey / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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