Gate of All Nations

29°56′04″N 52°53′29″E / 29.934444°N 52.891389°E / 29.934444; 52.891389ArchitectureTypeAchaemenid architectureMaterialsstoneWebsitehttps://whc.unesco.org/en/list/114

The Gate of All Nations (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]

Building

It is from an inscription in the gate, known as the XPa inscription, that the building is known as the Gate of All Nations, constructed under the reign of Xerxes I.^[2]

Gallery

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  View of front
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  View with visitors
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References

External links

• Media related to Gate of All Nations at Wikimedia Commons
• Gate of Xerxes Archived 2012-07-30 at the Wayback Machine
• The Gate of All Nations at Wikimapia
• The Grand Stairway and the Gate of All Nations
• Shiraz Persepolis
• Persepolis: Gate of All Nations Archived 2016-11-19 at the Wayback Machine