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Persepolis

January 27, 2014 , IRAN , FARS

The carving of Ardeshir I in Persepolis, Fars Province, Iran. Persepolis was the ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire (ca. 550–330 BCE). It is situated 60 km northeast of the city of Shiraz in Fars Province, Iran. The earliest remains of Persepolis date back to 515 BCE. It exemplifies the Achaemenid style of architecture. UNESCO declared the ruins of Persepolis a World Heritage Site in 1979.

Photo: Mohammadreza Dehdari / IRAN IMAGES