Gate of All Nations

Coordinates: 29°56′04″N 52°53′29″E / 29.934444°N 52.891389°E / 29.934444; 52.891389
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Gate of All Nations
View of the Gate of All Nations palace
Religion
ProvinceFars province
Region70 km northeast of the modern city of Shiraz in the Fars Province of modern Iran
Location
LocationIran Persepolis, Marvdasht, Iran
MunicipalityMarvdasht
StateMarvdasht
SectorPersepolis
TerritoryIran
Geographic coordinates29°56′04″N 52°53′29″E / 29.934444°N 52.891389°E / 29.934444; 52.891389
Architecture
TypeAchaemenid architecture
Materialsstone
Website
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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.

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]

Building

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]

Gallery

  • View of front
    View of front
  • View with visitors
    View with visitors

References

  1. ^ "Gate of All Nations". Archived from the original on 2014-03-07. Retrieved 2014-02-16.
  2. ^ "Persepolis, Gate of All Nations - Livius". www.livius.org. 24 September 2020 [2004]. Retrieved 28 August 2023.

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