Gate of All Nations
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.
| 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 | 29.934444°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.
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