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| TITLE | The Gateway of all Nations |
| ARCHITECT/BUILDER | Xerxes I |
| NATION | Iran
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| SITE | Persepolis |
| DETAIL | View showing the eastern gateway with Lamassu |
| CITY | Persepolis |
| STATE or REGION | Shiraz Province
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| BCE DATE OF CONSTRUCTION | 518-460 |
| OBJECT/BUILDING NAME | Gateway of All Nations; Gate of All Nations |
| MATERIALS | Stone |
| TYPE | Entryway; Palace complex; Admisitrative |
| STYLE | Achaemenid |
| OTHER TERMS | Parse; Persian; World Heritage Site; Assyrian |
| NOTES | The Gate of all Nations, also called Xerxes' Gate, was the main monumental entance to Persepolis; It was composed of an entry hall with two main gateways, both of which were guarded by Lamassu protective deities. |
| DIGITAL COLLECTION | Cities and Buildings Database |
| SLIDE NUMBER | mr57 |
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| PHOTOGRAPHER | Millard B. Rogers |
| DATE OF PHOTOGRAPH | 1951 |
| SOURCE | University of Washington Art Image Library; Rogers, Millard B.; Wismans, Rebecca |
| COPYRIGHT HOLDER | Rogers, Millard B.; Art Image Library, University of Washington |
