09 May The Breathtaking Persepolis
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in Persian Architecture
Built around 515 B.C., Persepolis was the capital of the Achaemenid Empire. It’s founder Darius I the Great contributed to the biggest territory extension of the empire. On the Achaemenid sovereign’s monumental tomb, in Naqsh-i Rustam, near the beautiful city of Shiraz, you can read the following carving in cuneiform characters:
“I am Darius the great king, king of kings, king of countries containing all tribes, king of this great earth and beyond, son of Hystaspes, and Achaemeid, a Persian, an Aryan, of Aryan lineage.”
This gorgeous image is the remains of the main Gate of this majestic city (Gate of All Nations, Persepolis).