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Part of the monumental double staircase leading up to the terrace, Persepolis, Iran
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View of the Apadana with the Palace of Darius in the background, Persepolis, Iran
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Fluted column base, Persepolis, Iran
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The stone columns of the Gate of All Nations, they were 16½ meters high and were topped with capitals in the form of a double bull, Persepolis, Iran
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The stone columns of the Gate of All Nations, they were 16½ metres high and were topped with capitals in the form of a double bull, Persepolis, Iran
Following Hadrian:
The stone columns of the Gate of All Nations, they were 16½ meters high and were topped with capitals in the form of a double bull, Persepolis, Iran
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Persepolis, Iran
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The stone columns of the Gate of All Nations, they were 16½ meters high and were topped with capitals in the form of a double bull, Persepolis, Iran
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The east side of the Gate of All Nations also known as the Gate of Xerxes which was was protected by two massive winged bulls with human heads called lamasssus, Persepolis, Iran
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The east side of the Gate of All Nations also known as the Gate of Xerxes which was was protected by two massive winged bulls with human heads called lamasssus, Persepolis, Iran
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The east side of the Gate of All Nations also known as the Gate of Xerxes which was was protected by two massive winged bulls with human heads called lamasssus, Persepolis, Iran
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Persepolis, Iran
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Double-griffin capital locally known as "homa birds" probably from the Unfinished Gate, Persepolis, Iran
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Persepolis, Iran
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Persepolis, Iran
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Double headed bull column capital from the Apadana, Persepolis, Iran
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The northern entrance to the Hall of Hundred Columns, (Throne Hall), Persepolis, Iran
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Unfinished Gateway began by Artaxerxes I and possibly never completed, it had a central chamber with four columns and long, narrow rooms on its eastern and western sides, Persepolis, Iran
Following Hadrian:
Unfinished Gateway began by Artaxerxes I and possibly never completed, it had a central chamber with four columns and long, narrow rooms on its eastern and western sides, Persepolis, Iran
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The monumental eastern stairway of the Apadana adorned with registers of relief sculpture that depicted representatives of the twenty-three subject nations of the Persian empire bringing valuable gifts as tribute to the king, Persepolis, Iran
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The Gate of All Nations also known as the Gate of Xerxes, Persepolis, Iran
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The monumental eastern staiway of the Apadana adorned with registers of relief sculpture that depicted representatives of the twenty-three subject nations of the Persian empire bringing valuable gifts as tribute to the king, Persepolis, Iran
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Relief on the northern wall of the east stairway of the Apadana depicting a procession of dignitaries, Persepolis, Iran
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Lion-headed column capital from the Apadana, Persepolis, Iran
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The Apadana, Persepolis, Iran
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View of the Palace of Darius from the Apadana, Persepolis, Iran
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Persepolis, Iran
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A Mede tribute bearer holding a pitcher, Apadana eastern stairway, Persepolis, Iran
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Relief on the southern wall of the east stairway of the Apadana depicting Armenians, Persepolis, Iran
Following Hadrian:
Relief on the southern wall of the east stairway of the Apadana depicting an Armenian tribute bearer carrying a metal vessel with Homa (griffin) handles, Persepolis, Iran
