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Persepolis

City / RuinsMiddle EastIranc. 515 BCEAchaemenid Persian

Ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire (515-330 BCE). Monumental staircases with relief carvings of 23 subject nations. Burned by Alexander the Great.

29.9352°, 52.8914°

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Mysterious Unfinished Tomb of King Darius IIIMysterious Unfinished Tomb of King Darius IIIAgeless RockPersepolis : Persian remnants of unknown originPersepolis : Persian remnants of unknown originAgeless Rock

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