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Gate of All Nations
Achaemenid-era structure in Persepolis, Iran From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Gate of All Nations (Old Persian: 𐎯𐎢𐎺𐎼𐎰𐎡𐎶𐏐𐎻𐎡𐎿𐎭𐏃𐎹𐎢𐎶 duvarthim visadahyum), also known as the Gate of Xerxes, is located in the ruins of the ancient city of Persepolis, Iran.
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The construction of the Stairs of All Nations and the Gate of All Nations was ordered by the Achaemenid king Xerxes I (486–465 BCE), the successor of the founder of Persepolis, Darius I the Great.[1]
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It is from an inscription in the gate, known as the XPa inscription, that the building is known as the Gate of All Nations, constructed under the reign of Xerxes I.[2]
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- View with visitors
- Closeup of a Lamassu on the Gate
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