Title

Back view of the Gate of All Nations, Persepolis, Iran

Caption

Back view of the Gate of All Nations, Persepolis, Iran. The capital of Achaemenid Persia, Persepolis was begun during the reign of Darius I (522-485 BC) although the majority of buildings are thought to date from the reign of his son Xerxes I (485-465 BC). The city was sacked by Alexander the Great in 330 BC.

Date

1996

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Vivienne Sharp

Reference

HRM19D57_315

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

49,9Mb (2,8Mb) / 11,3in x 17,2in / 3391 x 5148 (300dpi)

Keywords

city building buildings architecture country color colour ruins archaeology gateway gate location century Iran Iranian archaeological site archeology Persepolis Persian achaemenid Persia Achaemenian Ancient city VIVIENNE SHARP 5th century BC TGN photograph Vivienne Sharp Gate of Xerxes Sharp Vivienne VS VSP Xerxes I Ahaseurus Xerxes I photograph