Iranian tourists are passing the Gate of All Nations, Persepolis, Iran. It is the entrance of the Western wall and reflect the Empire's power. A pair of Lamassus, bulls with head of barbed men stand by the western threshold. Persepolis is situated 70 km northeast of Shiraz and was the capital of the Achaemenid Empire (550-330 BC). The earliest remains of Persepolis date from 515 BC
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