Tumbled boulders, some partly carved, lie among superb Persepolis excavations of palaces and sculpted stones

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Size: 4290px × 2849px
Location: Persepolis near Shiraz central Iran
Photo credit: © Marion Kaplan / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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