Gate of All Nations

Gate of All Nations
View of the Gate of All Nations palace
Religion
ProvinceFars province
Region70 km northeast of the modern city of Shiraz in the Fars Province of modern Iran
Location
LocationIran Persepolis, Marvdasht, Iran
MunicipalityMarvdasht
StateMarvdasht
SectorPersepolis
TerritoryIran
Geographic coordinates29°56′04″N 52°53′29″E / 29.934444°N 52.891389°E / 29.934444; 52.891389
Architecture
TypeAchaemenid architecture
Materialsstone
Website
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The Gate of All Nations (Old Persian: 𐎯𐎢𐎺𐎼𐎰𐎡𐎶𐏐𐎻𐎡𐎿𐎭𐏃𐎹𐎢𐎶 duvarthim visadahyum), also known as the Gate of Xerxes, is located in the ruins of the ancient city of Persepolis, Iran.

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.[1]

  1. ^ "Gate of All Nations". Archived from the original on 2014-03-07. Retrieved 2014-02-16.