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Persepolis, Iran - BBC World Wonders

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Published on Jun 7, 2011 by

Persepolis was the ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire (ca. 550-330 BCE). Persepolis is situated 70 km northeast of the modern city of Shiraz in the Fars Province of modern Iran. In contemporary Persian, the site is known as Takht-e Jamshid (Throne of Jamshid). The earliest remains of Persepolis date from around 515 BCE. To the ancient Persians, the city was known as Pārsa, which means "The City of Persians".
UNESCO declared the citadel of Persepolis a World Heritage Site in 1979.

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  • @MadeInOregon27 yea Alexander the Great destroyed it along with the Mongols destroying it even more when they invaded Persia

  • @MadeInOregon27 yes, ruined by a drunk.

  • Was this the Empire from the Persians? Like from the movie 300?

  • A fag ruined it

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