Sujet

Persepolis. Gate of All Nations

Légende

Ancient city of Persepolis. Gate of All Nations or The Gate of Xerxes. Its construction was ordered by Achaemenid king Xerxes I (486-465 BC). Lamassu in the Assyrian style. Fars province. Islamic Republic of Iran.

Date

1999

Crédit

Photo12/UIG/Universal History Archive

Notre référence

UMG21A14_042

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

61,6Mo (4,3Mo) / 32,8cm x 47,0cm / 3876 x 5553 (300dpi)

Mots clés

5th Century B.C. 6th century BC Achaemenid Archaeological Site Asia Assyrian style Empire Fars province First Persian Empire Gate of All Nations Gate of Xerxes Iran Iranian Mesopotamia Mesopotamian Middle East Near East Old Persian Palace Persepolis Persia Persian Takht-e-Jamshid The Gate of Xerxes Unesco World Heritage Site World Heritage Site Xerxes I ancient ancient age antique antiquity archeological site architecture art beard bird's wings body building bull bull's body carved city colossal deity eagle entrance exterior gate head history