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One of the great wonders of the ancient world, Persepolis embodies not just a grand architectural scheme but also a grand idea. It was conceived by Darius the Great who, in 520 BC, inherited the responsibility for ruling the world's first known empire founded by his predecessor, Cyrus the Great. Embracing tenets such as cultural tolerance and fair treatment of all subjects, Darius sought to reflect these concepts in the design of the magnificent palace complex at Persepolis, inviting architects from the furthest corner of the Persian Empire to contribute to its construction. The result is an eclectic set of structures, including monumental staircases, exquisite reliefs and imposing gateways, that testified to the expanse of Darius' domain.
Golconda Fort in Hyderabad
Rocks by the lake. tree reflections falling into the water
UNESCO world heritage site in Cappadocia with ancient cave churches and biblical frescoes- AKTEPE/ AVANOS/ NEVSEHIR, TURKEY
Old Nisa, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan: footpath to the ancient Parthian settlement, mountains in the background - UNESCO World Heritage Site - aka Parthaunisa, Nusay.
Tawila cisterns in the Shamsana Mountains in Aden, Yemen
Valley of the Kings, Luxor, Egypt - July 22, 2022: The Valley of the Kings  is a valley in Egypt where, for a period of nearly 500 years from the 16th to 11th century BC, rock-cut tombs were excavated for the pharaohs and powerful nobles of the New Kingdom (the Eighteenth to the Twentieth Dynasties of Ancient Egypt).\n\nThe valley stands on the west bank of the Nile opposite Thebes (modern Luxor), within the heart of the Theban Necropolis. The wadi consists of two valleys: the East Valley (where the majority of the royal tombs are situated) and the West Valley (Valley of the Monkeys)
Sphinx in Giza, Cairo
Ranikot Fort, Great Wall of Sindh, vinatge ruins in Pakistan
Bamyan, Afghanistan
Paphos, Cyprus - September 27, 2023: UNESCO world heritage site - Tomb of the Kings - a Necropolis with rock tombs from the 3rd century BC
Afghanistan mud house village in mountain canyon near Bamyan
Luxor, Egypt - December 26 2023: The famous Valley of the Kings is the location of the tombs of the pharaohs
Ancient Temple of Karnak in Luxor - Ruined Thebes Egypt. Walls, obelisks and statutes at Karnak Temple. Temple of Amon-Ra
Aerial view of The Pir Huseyn Khanqah and Mausoleum\n\nThe Pir Huseyn Khanqah and Mausoleum lies along the left bank of Pirsaat River (Pirsaatçay), 126 kilometers to the southwest of Baku. The inscription plaque over the portal, read by V. Kratchkovskaya in 1952, announces that the khanqah (dervish monastery) was built by Sharaf al-Dawla wal-din Hasan during the reign of the Shirvanshah Afridhun Abul-Muzaffar Fariburz (Fariburz III, 1225–1255).
Al Khazneh or The Treasury at Petra, Jordan. Petra is one of the New Seven Wonders of the World. UNESCO World Heritage
Valley of kings
Midas Monument of Phrygian King Yazilikaya which is located in the ancient Phrygian Valley. It is dedicated to the mother goddess Kybele, the only god of the Phrygian religion
Ziggurat of Ur is a Neo-Sumerian ziggurat on the site of the ancient city of Ur near Nasiriyah, in present-day Dhi Qar Province, Iraq. The structure was built during the Early Bronze Age but had crumbled to ruins by the 6th century BC of the Neo-Babylonian period, when it was restored by King Nabonidus.
Location where Dead Sea scrolls were discovered
Bedouin settlement in Nabq National park,Sinai Peninsula,Egypt.
Luxor, Egypt - December 18, 2022: Groups of tourists explore the Valley of the Kings, a rocky gorge in Egypt where tombs for the pharaohs were built during the New Kingdom.
Old Nisa, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan: ancient Parthian settlement, first seat of the Arsacid Empire - UNESCO World Heritage Site - aka Parthaunisa, Nusay. The earliest traces of human activity at the site of Nisa date back to the 4th-2nd millennia BC. In the 1st millennium BC. a fairly large settled settlement already existed According to legend, during the time of Darius Hystaspes (VI century BC), the settlement became a border fortress, which blocked the path of warlike nomads invading from the north.
City of Matera in the landscape context: on the left the city on the mountain, in the center the canyon and on the right a mountain with caves. Italy
Ramesseum, Theban Necropolis, Luxor, Egypt - July 22, 2022:  The Ramesseum is the memorial temple (or mortuary temple) of Pharaoh Ramesses II. It is located in the Theban Necropolis in Upper Egypt, on the west of the River Nile, across from the modern city of Luxor. The name – or at least its French form Rhamesséion – was coined by Jean-François Champollion, who visited the ruins of the site in 1829 and first identified the hieroglyphs making up Ramesses's names and titles on the walls.
Pasargadae, Shiraz, Fars Province, Iran. Tomb of Cyrus the great
Yungang Grottoes
ittle Petra also known as Siq al-Barid is an archaeological site located north of Petra and the town of Wadi Musa in the Jordan
The old ruin of the Bronze Age citadel of Mycenae, southern Greece
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