In Photo: The Gate of All Nations creates a grand impression as you enter the ancient city. I spent an eventful day in Shiraz: lost and ripped off by a cab driver; explored the town center’s ...

One of the main attractions of Persepolis is the "Gate of All Nations," which was where all visitors had to pass through on their way to the Throne Hall to pay homage to the reigning Achaemenid king.

All available evidence shows that Persepolis has served dual but related purposes. Firstly, being the seat of the government, ... The gate of nations. Past the entrance stair flights, ...

This is the front gate 'Gate of All Nations'. Built by Darius' son Xerxes, it is also known as the Gate of Xerxes. Two statues in the shape of cows are placed in front, which is said to have ...

The Gate of All Nations and routes from Persepolis to Naqsh-e Rostam (a nearby Achaemenid necropolis) are also high on the agenda for being fully documented, he explained. Persepolis, also known as ...

The ancient Persian capital of Persepolis, in a vast and arid plain 40 miles from Shiraz in southern Iran, is the greatest ancient site between the Holy Land and India.

Built during the reign of Achaemenid king Xerxes I (r. 486 – 465 BC), who called this his Gate of All Nations, the pillared entrance is guarded by bearded and hoofed mythical figures in the style of ...

Dignitaries from 28 kingdoms once walked through Persepolis’ majestic “Gate of All Nations” to “pay their taxes and humble respects to the emperor.” ...

Persepolis is a standing testament to the wonders of ancient Persia. Its ruins provide food to the imagination of what it must have looked like at the peak of its civilisation, Persia of the ...