Gate of All Nations
Achaemenid-era structure in Persepolis, Iran / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Gate of All Nations (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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Religion | |
Province | Fars province |
Region | 70 km northeast of the modern city of Shiraz in the Fars Province of modern Iran |
Location | |
Location | Persepolis, Marvdasht, Iran |
Municipality | Marvdasht |
State | Marvdasht |
Sector | Persepolis |
Territory | Iran |
Geographic coordinates | 29.934444°N 52.891389°E / 29.934444; 52.891389 |
Architecture | |
Type | Achaemenid architecture |
Materials | stone |
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https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/114 |
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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 BC), the successor of the founder of Persepolis, Darius I the Great.[1]