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.
| Gate of All Nations | |
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 View of the Gate of All Nations palace | |
| 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°56′04″N 52°53′29″E / 29.934444°N 52.891389°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Achaemenid architecture |
| Materials | stone |
| Website | |
| https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/114 | |
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
editIt 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
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References
edit- ^ "Gate of All Nations". Archived from the original on 2014-03-07. Retrieved 2014-02-16.
- ^ "Persepolis, Gate of All Nations - Livius". www.livius.org. 24 September 2020 [2004]. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
External links
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Media related to Gate of All Nations at Wikimedia Commons- Gate of Xerxes Archived 2012-07-30 at the Wayback Machine
- The Gate of All Nations at Wikimapia
- The Grand Stairway and the Gate of All Nations
- Shiraz Persepolis
- Persepolis: Gate of All Nations Archived 2016-11-19 at the Wayback Machine
