The Gate of All Nations (Old Persian: π―π’πΊπΌπ°π‘πΆππ»π‘πΏπππΉπ’πΆ 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 (486β465 BCE), the successor of the founder of Persepolis, Darius I the Great.
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.
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References
External links
- 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
