File:Detail- The Gate of All Nations, Persepolis, Iran (4670219277).jpg
Original file (2,848 × 4,288 pixels, file size: 3.37 MB, MIME type: image/jpeg)
Captions
Captions
Summary
[edit].jpg&action=edit§ion=1){kind=link}
| Description |
Like most people, I wish whoever defaced this statue had found some other means of venting his rage. Imagine what a splendor it would be if the entire figure, face and all, were still largely intact and looking much like it did when it was first erected. I don't know whether the defacing (literally) was religiously motivated, as some muslims sometimes frown on depicting the human figure, especially the face. Well, here there was no human figure to deface, so I assume the iconolasts settled for doing a real number on this creature's human face. Alternatively, the damage might have been inflicted by Alexander the Great's men when the sacked and burned the palaces at Persepolis ca. 330 BCE. According to the Lonely Planet guide to Iran, "Whenever important foreign delegations arrived [at Persepolis], their presence was heralded by trumpeters at the top of the [Grand Stairway] . . ." "Acolytes then led the dignitaries through Xerxes' Gateway (also known as the Gate of All Nations), which is still a wonderfully impressive monument." "The gateway was built during the time of Xerxes I [486 - 465 BCE] and is guarded by bull-like figures that have a strong Assyrian character. . . ." Above [the figures a] . . . cuneiform inscription in Old Persian, Neo-Babylonian and Elamite . . . declares, among other things, that 'King Xerxes says: by the favor of Ahuramazda this Gate of All Nations I built. Much else that is beautiful was built in this [palace], which I built and my father [Darius the Great 522 - 486 BCE] built.' " |
| Date | |
| Source |
Detail- The Gate of All Nations, Persepolis, Iran
|
| Author | A.Davey from Portland, Oregon, EE UU |
Licensing
[edit].jpg&action=edit§ion=2){kind=link}
- You are free:
- to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work
- to remix – to adapt the work
- Under the following conditions:
- attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
|
This image, originally posted to Flickr, was reviewed on 16 December 2013 by the administrator or reviewer File Upload Bot (Magnus Manske), who confirmed that it was available on Flickr under the stated license on that date. |
File history
Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.
| Date/Time | Thumbnail | Dimensions | User | Comment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| current | 19:18, 16 December 2013 | | 2,848 × 4,288 (3.37 MB) | File Upload Bot (Magnus Manske) (talk | contribs) | Transferred from Flickr by User:Marcus Cyron |
You cannot overwrite this file.
File usage on Commons
There are no pages that use this file.
.jpg&oldid=895251725){kind=link}