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Ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire

The 5th century BC Gate of All Nations or Xerxes' Gateway was the ceremonial entrance to Persepolis, the ancient capital of the Achaemenid empire.
The 5th century BC Gate of All Nations or Xerxes' Gateway was the ceremonial entrance to Persepolis, the ancient capital of the Achaemenid empire. © David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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