Persepolis. Gate of All Nations (475 BC). It was built by order of Xerxes I (486-465 BC). Western entrance, decorated with colossal sculptures of bulls with human head and wings of eagle. UNESCO World Heritage Site. Islamic Republic of Iran.

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