It was one of the first Iranian sites to be registered in the UNESCO world heritage list. The Persepolis compound, known to Iranian as TAKHTE GAMSHID, is a very remarkable example of ancient monuments of Iran. The structure is built in the ancient city of Parseh which was built by the order of Darius in the great of the Achaemenid dynasty.
Xerxes, his son's successor, built the Gate of all Nations and added a few other places to the city of parse and it was then that Persepolis reached its legendary glory. The legend has it that on a night of drinking Alexander set the Persepolis on fire.
Today you can see the remains of the glorious Gate of all nations on which the images of the representatives of different nations are carved into the stone. As you walk up the stairs, stone carvings of humans, plants, and animals still communicate the ancient Persians ideals of life, peace, and beauty to you.
