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Legendary Ancestor Worship In Lishui - China

Legendary Ancestor Worship In Lishui - China

A performance is staged during a ceremony to worship the legendary ancestor Huangdi, or the Yellow Emperor, in Jinyun County, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 29, 2025. Worshipping Huangdi is a tradition in China. The ceremony of ancestor worship record in Jinyun dates back to the Eastern Jin Dynasty (317-420). In 2011, the ceremony to worship the Yellow Emperor in Jinyun was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage. Photo by Jiang Han/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Legendary Ancestor Worship In Lishui - China

Legendary Ancestor Worship In Lishui - China

A performance is staged during a ceremony to worship the legendary ancestor Huangdi, or the Yellow Emperor, in Jinyun County, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 29, 2025. Worshipping Huangdi is a tradition in China. The ceremony of ancestor worship record in Jinyun dates back to the Eastern Jin Dynasty (317-420). In 2011, the ceremony to worship the Yellow Emperor in Jinyun was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage. Photo by Jiang Han/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Legendary Ancestor Worship In Lishui - China

Legendary Ancestor Worship In Lishui - China

Actors perform during a ceremony to worship the legendary ancestor Huangdi, or the Yellow Emperor, in Jinyun County, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 29, 2025. Worshipping Huangdi is a tradition in China. The ceremony of ancestor worship record in Jinyun dates back to the Eastern Jin Dynasty (317-420). In 2011, the ceremony to worship the Yellow Emperor in Jinyun was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage. Photo by Jiang Han/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Legendary Ancestor Worship In Lishui - China

Legendary Ancestor Worship In Lishui - China

A performance is staged during a ceremony to worship the legendary ancestor Huangdi, or the Yellow Emperor, in Jinyun County, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 29, 2025. Worshipping Huangdi is a tradition in China. The ceremony of ancestor worship record in Jinyun dates back to the Eastern Jin Dynasty (317-420). In 2011, the ceremony to worship the Yellow Emperor in Jinyun was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage. Photo by Jiang Han/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Legendary Ancestor Worship In Lishui - China

Legendary Ancestor Worship In Lishui - China

A ceremony to worship the legendary ancestor Huangdi, or the Yellow Emperor, is held in Jinyun County, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 29, 2025. Worshipping Huangdi is a tradition in China. The ceremony of ancestor worship record in Jinyun dates back to the Eastern Jin Dynasty (317-420). In 2011, the ceremony to worship the Yellow Emperor in Jinyun was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage. Photo by Jiang Han/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Autumn Scenery Season Illustrations - China

Autumn Scenery Season Illustrations - China

This aerial drone photo taken on Oct. 23, 2025 shows people visiting the imperial Xiaoling Mausoleum, the burial site of the Ming Dynasty's (1368-1644) founding emperor Zhu Yuanzhang, in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province. (Photo by Su Yang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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Autumn Scenery Tourism - Chin

Autumn Scenery Tourism - Chin

An aerial drone photo shows visitors enjoying autumn scenery at the imperial Xiaoling Mausoleum, the burial site of the Ming Dynasty's (1368-1644) founding emperor Zhu Yuanzhang in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, Oct. 17, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Iran

Illustration - Iran

IRAN. CHIRAZ. THE FAMOUS STAINED GLASSES OF THE CHIITE MOSQUE OF NASIR-OL-MOLK (OR PINK MOSQUE) BUILT BY MIRZA HASAN ALI NASIR AL MOLK, LORD OF THE KADJAR DYNASTY, BETWEEN 1876 AND 1888. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Iran

Illustration - Iran

IRAN. CHIRAZ. THE FAMOUS STAINED GLASSES OF THE CHIITE MOSQUE OF NASIR-OL-MOLK (OR PINK MOSQUE) BUILT BY MIRZA HASAN ALI NASIR AL MOLK, LORD OF THE KADJAR DYNASTY, BETWEEN 1876 AND 1888. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Iran

Illustration - Iran

IRAN. CHIRAZ. THE FAMOUS STAINED GLASSES OF THE CHIITE MOSQUE OF NASIR-OL-MOLK (OR PINK MOSQUE) BUILT BY MIRZA HASAN ALI NASIR AL MOLK, LORD OF THE KADJAR DYNASTY, BETWEEN 1876 AND 1888. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Iran

Illustration - Iran

IRAN. CHIRAZ. THE FAMOUS STAINED GLASSES OF THE CHIITE MOSQUE OF NASIR-OL-MOLK (OR PINK MOSQUE) BUILT BY MIRZA HASAN ALI NASIR AL MOLK, LORD OF THE KADJAR DYNASTY, BETWEEN 1876 AND 1888. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Iran

Illustration - Iran

IRAN. CHIRAZ. THE FAMOUS STAINED GLASSES OF THE CHIITE MOSQUE OF NASIR-OL-MOLK (OR PINK MOSQUE) BUILT BY MIRZA HASAN ALI NASIR AL MOLK, LORD OF THE KADJAR DYNASTY, BETWEEN 1876 AND 1888. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Iran

Illustration - Iran

IRAN. CHIRAZ. THE FAMOUS STAINED GLASSES OF THE CHIITE MOSQUE OF NASIR-OL-MOLK (OR PINK MOSQUE) BUILT BY MIRZA HASAN ALI NASIR AL MOLK, LORD OF THE KADJAR DYNASTY, BETWEEN 1876 AND 1888. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Iran

Illustration - Iran

IRAN. CHIRAZ. THE FAMOUS STAINED GLASSES OF THE CHIITE MOSQUE OF NASIR-OL-MOLK (OR PINK MOSQUE) BUILT BY MIRZA HASAN ALI NASIR AL MOLK, LORD OF THE KADJAR DYNASTY, BETWEEN 1876 AND 1888. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Iran

Illustration - Iran

IRAN. YAZD. THE JAME MOSQUE, BUILT UNDER THE BOUYIDES DYNASTY DURING THE XIITH CENTURY AND COMPLETED DURING THE XIVTH CENTURY. ITS TWO MINARETS ARE THE HIGHEST ONE'S IN RAN Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Iran

Illustration - Iran

IRAN. YAZD. THE JAME MOSQUE, BUILT UNDER THE BOUYIDES DYNASTY DURING THE XIITH CENTURY AND COMPLETED DURING THE XIVTH CENTURY, IS KNOWN FOR ITS BLUE CERAMICS. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Iran

Illustration - Iran

IRAN. YAZD. THE JAME MOSQUE, BUILT UNDER THE BOUYIDES DYNASTY DURING THE XIITH CENTURY AND COMPLETED DURING THE XIVTH CENTURY, IS KNOWN FOR ITS BLUE CERAMICS. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Iran

Illustration - Iran

IRAN. YAZD. THE JAME MOSQUE, BUILT UNDER THE BOUYIDES DYNASTY DURING THE XIITH CENTURY AND COMPLETED DURING THE XIVTH CENTURY, IS KNOWN FOR ITS BLUE CERAMICS. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Iran

Illustration - Iran

IRAN. PASARGADES. THE TOMB OF CYRUS II. CYRUS THE GREAT, KING FROM 559 BC TO 530, FOUNDER OF THE PERSIAN EMPIRE, WAS FROM THE ACHEMENIDES DYNASTY. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Iran

Illustration - Iran

IRAN. SHIRAZ. THE CASTLE OF KARIM KHAN HAS BEEN BUILT AROUND 1766 UNDER THE REIGN OF KARIM KHAN, FIRST KING OF THE ZAND DYNASTY. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Iran

Illustration - Iran

IRAN. PASARGADES. THE TOMB OF CYRUS II. CYRUS THE GREAT, KING FROM 559 BC TO 530, FOUNDER OF THE PERSIAN EMPIRE, WAS FROM THE ACHEMENIDES DYNASTY. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Iran

Illustration - Iran

IRAN. YAZD. THE JAME MOSQUE, BUILT UNDER THE BOUYIDES DYNASTY DURING THE XIITH CENTURY AND COMPLETED DURING THE XIVTH CENTURY, IS KNOWN FOR ITS BLUE CERAMICS. ITS TWO MINARETS ARE THE HIGHEST IN IRAN. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Iran

Illustration - Iran

IRAN. YAZD. THE JAME MOSQUE, BUILT UNDER THE BOUYIDES DYNASTY DURING THE XIITH CENTURY AND COMPLETED DURING THE XIVTH CENTURY, IS KNOWN FOR ITS BLUE CERAMICS. ITS TWO MINARETS ARE THE HIGHEST IN IRAN. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Iran

Illustration - Iran

IRAN. YAZD. THE JAME MOSQUE, BUILT UNDER THE BOUYIDES DYNASTY DURING THE XIITH CENTURY AND COMPLETED DURING THE XIVTH CENTURY, IS KNOWN FOR ITS BLUE CERAMICS. ITS TWO MINARETS ARE THE HIGHEST IN IRAN. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Iran

Illustration - Iran

IRAN. ISPAHAN ESFAHAN. THE BANQUET HALL OF THE PALAACE OF CHEHEL SOTUN DECORATED WITH PAINTINGS IN HONOUR OF THE MAIN KINGS OF THE SAFAVIDE DYNASTY. HERE THE SULTAN MOGHOL HUMAYUN WITH SHAH TAHMASP. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Iran

Illustration - Iran

IRAN. ISPAHAN ESFAHAN. THE BANQUET HALL OF THE PALAACE OF CHEHEL SOTUN DECORATED WITH PAINTINGS IN HONOUR OF THE MAIN KINGS OF THE SAFAVIDE DYNASTY. HERE SHAH ABBAS IER WITH VALI NADR MUHAMMAD KHAN. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Iran

Illustration - Iran

IRAN. ISPAHAN ESFAHAN. TOURISTS VISITING THE BANQUET HALL OF THE PALACE OF CHEHEL SOTUN DECORATED WITH PAINTINGS IN HONOUR OF THE MAIN KINGS OF THE SAFAVIDE DYNASTY. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Iran

Illustration - Iran

IRAN. ISPAHAN ESFAHAN. THE BANQUET HALL OF THE PALACE OF CHEHEL SOTUN DECORATED WITH PAINTINGS IN HONOUR OF THE MAIN KINGS OF THE SAFAVIDE DYNASTY. HERE THE BATTLE WITH SHAH ISMAIL Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Iran

Illustration - Iran

IRAN. SHIRAZ. PERSEPOLIS. TOURISTS VISITING NAQSH-E KNOWN FOR ITS TOMBS OF DARIUS IRST, XERXES IRST, ARTAXERXES IRST EAND DARIUS IIND, ALL KINGS FROM THE ACHEMENIDE DYNASTY. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Iran

Illustration - Iran

IRAN. SHIRAZ. PERSEPOLIS, CAPITAL OF THE PERSIAN EMPIRE OF THE ACHEMENIDE DYNASTY, HAS BEEN FOUNDED BY DARIUS THE FIRST IN 331 BC. ITS EDIFICATION KEPT GOING DURING TWO CENTURIES UNDER THE RULE OF XERXES 1RST AND ARTAXERXES 1RST UNTIL ITS DESTRUCTION BY ALEXANDER THE GREAT 331 BC. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Iran

Illustration - Iran

IRAN. SHIRAZ. PERSEPOLIS. NAQSH-E IS KNOWN FOR ITS TOMBS OF DARIUS IRST, XERXES IRST, ARTAXERXES IRST EAND DARIUS IIND, ALL KINGS FROM THE ACHEMENIDE DYNASTY. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Iran

Illustration - Iran

IRAN. SHIRAZ. PERSEPOLIS. HEAD OF MEDE WARRIOR. THE CAPITAL OF THE PERSIAN EMPIRE OF THE ACHEMENIDE DYNASTY HAS BEEN FOUNDED BY DARIUS THE FIRST IN 331 BC. ITS EDIFICATION KEPT GOING DURING TWO CENTURIES UNDER THE RULE OF XERXES 1RST AND ARTAXERXES 1RST UNTIL ITS DESTRUCTION BY ALEXANDER THE GREAT 331 BC. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Iran

Illustration - Iran

IRAN. SHIRAZ. PERSEPOLIS. HEAD OF MEDE WARRIOR. THE CAPITAL OF THE PERSIAN EMPIRE OF THE ACHEMENIDE DYNASTY HAS BEEN FOUNDED BY DARIUS THE FIRST IN 331 BC. ITS EDIFICATION KEPT GOING DURING TWO CENTURIES UNDER THE RULE OF XERXES 1RST AND ARTAXERXES 1RST UNTIL ITS DESTRUCTION BY ALEXANDER THE GREAT 331 BC. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Iran

Illustration - Iran

IRAN. SHIRAZ. PERSEPOLIS. THE COLUMNS OF THE APADANA (OR THE DARIUS' COURTROOM), CAPITAL OF THE PERSIAN EMPIRE OF THE ACHEMENIDE DYNASTY, HAS BEEN FOUNDED BY DARIUS THE FIRST IN 331 BC. ITS EDIFICATION KEPT GOING DURING TWO CENTURIES UNDER THE RULE OF XERXES 1RST AND ARTAXERXES 1RST UNTIL ITS DESTRUCTION BY ALEXANDER THE GREAT 331 BC. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Iran

Illustration - Iran

IRAN. SHIRAZ. PERSEPOLIS. HEAD OF MEDE WARRIOR. THE CAPITAL OF THE PERSIAN EMPIRE OF THE ACHEMENIDE DYNASTY HAS BEEN FOUNDED BY DARIUS THE FIRST IN 331 BC. ITS EDIFICATION KEPT GOING DURING TWO CENTURIES UNDER THE RULE OF XERXES 1RST AND ARTAXERXES 1RST UNTIL ITS DESTRUCTION BY ALEXANDER THE GREAT 331 BC. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Iran

Illustration - Iran

IRAN. SHIRAZ. PERSEPOLIS, CAPITAL OF THE PERSIAN EMPIRE OF THE ACHEMENIDE DYNASTY, HAS BEEN FOUNDED BY DARIUS THE FIRST IN 331 BC. ITS EDIFICATION KEPT GOING DURING TWO CENTURIES UNDER THE RULE OF XERXES 1RST AND ARTAXERXES 1RST UNTIL ITS DESTRUCTION BY ALEXANDER THE GREAT 331 BC. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Iran

Illustration - Iran

IRAN. SHIRAZ. PERSEPOLIS, CAPITAL OF THE PERSIAN EMPIRE OF THE ACHEMENIDE DYNASTY, HAS BEEN FOUNDED BY DARIUS THE FIRST IN 331 BC. ITS EDIFICATION KEPT GOING DURING TWO CENTURIES UNDER THE RULE OF XERXES 1RST AND ARTAXERXES 1RST UNTIL ITS DESTRUCTION BY ALEXANDER THE GREAT 331 BC. HERE THE BULLS OF THE DOOR OF THE NATIONS. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Iran

Illustration - Iran

IRAN. SHIRAZ. PERSEPOLIS. RUINS OF THE TACHARA OU DARIUS' PALACE, CAPITAL OF THE PERSIAN EMPIRE OF THE ACHEMENIDE DYNASTY, HAS BEEN FOUNDED BY DARIUS THE FIRST IN 331 BC. ITS EDIFICATION KEPT GOING DURING TWO CENTURIES UNDER THE RULE OF XERXES 1RST AND ARTAXERXES 1RST UNTIL ITS DESTRUCTION BY ALEXANDER THE GREAT 331 BC. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Iran

Illustration - Iran

IRAN. SHIRAZ. PERSEPOLIS, CAPITAL OF THE PERSIAN EMPIRE OF THE ACHEMENIDE DYNASTY, HAS BEEN FOUNDED BY DARIUS THE FIRST IN 331 BC. ITS EDIFICATION KEPT GOING DURING TWO CENTURIES UNDER THE RULE OF XERXES 1RST AND ARTAXERXES 1RST UNTIL ITS DESTRUCTION BY ALEXANDER THE GREAT 331 BC. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Iran

Illustration - Iran

IRAN. SHIRAZ. PERSEPOLIS. RUINS OF THE TACHARA OU DARIUS' PALACE, CAPITAL OF THE PERSIAN EMPIRE OF THE ACHEMENIDE DYNASTY, HAS BEEN FOUNDED BY DARIUS THE FIRST IN 331 BC. ITS EDIFICATION KEPT GOING DURING TWO CENTURIES UNDER THE RULE OF XERXES 1RST AND ARTAXERXES 1RST UNTIL ITS DESTRUCTION BY ALEXANDER THE GREAT 331 BC. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Iran

Illustration - Iran

IRAN. SHIRAZ. PERSEPOLIS, CAPITAL OF THE PERSIAN EMPIRE OF THE ACHEMENIDE DYNASTY, HAS BEEN FOUNDED BY DARIUS THE FIRST IN 331 BC. ITS EDIFICATION KEPT GOING DURING TWO CENTURIES UNDER THE RULE OF XERXES 1RST AND ARTAXERXES 1RST UNTIL ITS DESTRUCTION BY ALEXANDER THE GREAT 331 BC. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Iran

Illustration - Iran

IRAN. SHIRAZ. PERSEPOLIS. HEAD OF MEDE WARRIOR. THE CAPITAL OF THE PERSIAN EMPIRE OF THE ACHEMENIDE DYNASTY HAS BEEN FOUNDED BY DARIUS THE FIRST IN 331 BC. ITS EDIFICATION KEPT GOING DURING TWO CENTURIES UNDER THE RULE OF XERXES 1RST AND ARTAXERXES 1RST UNTIL ITS DESTRUCTION BY ALEXANDER THE GREAT 331 BC. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Iran

Illustration - Iran

IRAN. SHIRAZ. PERSEPOLIS, CAPITAL OF THE PERSIAN EMPIRE OF THE ACHEMENIDE DYNASTY, HAS BEEN FOUNDED BY DARIUS THE FIRST IN 331 BC. ITS EDIFICATION KEPT GOING DURING TWO CENTURIES UNDER THE RULE OF XERXES 1RST AND ARTAXERXES 1RST UNTIL ITS DESTRUCTION BY ALEXANDER THE GREAT 331 BC. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Iran

Illustration - Iran

IRAN. SHIRAZ. PERSEPOLIS, CAPITAL OF THE PERSIAN EMPIRE OF THE ACHEMENIDE DYNASTY, HAS BEEN FOUNDED BY DARIUS THE FIRST IN 331 BC. ITS EDIFICATION KEPT GOING DURING TWO CENTURIES UNDER THE RULE OF XERXES 1RST AND ARTAXERXES 1RST UNTIL ITS DESTRUCTION BY ALEXANDER THE GREAT 331 BC. HERE A GRIFFIN IN THE PROCESSION ALLEY. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Iran

Illustration - Iran

IRAN. SHIRAZ. PERSEPOLIS. THE BULL OF THE TEMPLE OF 100 COLUMNS OU THRONE ROOM. THE CAPITAL OF THE PERSIAN EMPIRE OF THE ACHEMENIDE DYNASTY HAS BEEN FOUNDED BY DARIUS THE FIRST IN 331 BC. ITS EDIFICATION KEPT GOING DURING TWO CENTURIES UNDER THE RULE OF XERXES 1RST AND ARTAXERXES 1RST UNTIL ITS DESTRUCTION BY ALEXANDER THE GREAT 331 BC. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Iran

Illustration - Iran

IRAN. SHIRAZ. PERSEPOLIS. THE BULL OF THE TEMPLE OF 100 COLUMNS OU THRONE ROOM. THE CAPITAL OF THE PERSIAN EMPIRE OF THE ACHEMENIDE DYNASTY HAS BEEN FOUNDED BY DARIUS THE FIRST IN 331 BC. ITS EDIFICATION KEPT GOING DURING TWO CENTURIES UNDER THE RULE OF XERXES 1RST AND ARTAXERXES 1RST UNTIL ITS DESTRUCTION BY ALEXANDER THE GREAT 331 BC. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Iran

Illustration - Iran

IRAN. SHIRAZ. PERSEPOLIS. HEAD OF MEDE WARRIOR. THE CAPITAL OF THE PERSIAN EMPIRE OF THE ACHEMENIDE DYNASTY HAS BEEN FOUNDED BY DARIUS THE FIRST IN 331 BC. ITS EDIFICATION KEPT GOING DURING TWO CENTURIES UNDER THE RULE OF XERXES 1RST AND ARTAXERXES 1RST UNTIL ITS DESTRUCTION BY ALEXANDER THE GREAT 331 BC. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Iran

Illustration - Iran

IRAN. SHIRAZ. PERSEPOLIS. SCULPTURE OF XERXES 1RST IN THE HADISH OR XERXES' PALACE. THE CAPITAL OF THE PERSIAN EMPIRE OF THE ACHEMENIDE DYNASTY HAS BEEN FOUNDED BY DARIUS THE FIRST IN 331 BC. ITS EDIFICATION KEPT GOING DURING TWO CENTURIES UNDER THE RULE OF XERXES 1RST AND ARTAXERXES 1RST UNTIL ITS DESTRUCTION BY ALEXANDER THE GREAT 331 BC. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Iran

Illustration - Iran

IRAN. SHIRAZ. PERSEPOLIS. RUINS OF THE TACHARA OU DARIUS' PALACE, CAPITAL OF THE PERSIAN EMPIRE OF THE ACHEMENIDE DYNASTY, HAS BEEN FOUNDED BY DARIUS THE FIRST IN 331 BC. ITS EDIFICATION KEPT GOING DURING TWO CENTURIES UNDER THE RULE OF XERXES 1RST AND ARTAXERXES 1RST UNTIL ITS DESTRUCTION BY ALEXANDER THE GREAT 331 BC. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Iran

Illustration - Iran

IRAN. SHIRAZ. PERSEPOLIS. RUINS OF THE TACHARA OU DARIUS' PALACE, CAPITAL OF THE PERSIAN EMPIRE OF THE ACHEMENIDE DYNASTY, HAS BEEN FOUNDED BY DARIUS THE FIRST IN 331 BC. ITS EDIFICATION KEPT GOING DURING TWO CENTURIES UNDER THE RULE OF XERXES 1RST AND ARTAXERXES 1RST UNTIL ITS DESTRUCTION BY ALEXANDER THE GREAT 331 BC. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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