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Chinese President Jiang Zemin (left) at Persepolis in 2002 (epa)
 
 
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Persepolis: Imperial Persian Capital
Chinese President Jiang Zemin (left) at Persepolis in 2002 (epa)The ruins of the ancient Persian capital at Persepolis (Fars)Persepolis was one of four imperial capitals; its particular role was largely ceremonial (Fars)The reliefs on the walls show the satraps of the Persian -- or Achaemenid – Empire bringing tributes to the emperor (Fars)The ruins of the ancient Persian capital at Persepolis (Fars)Iranian President Mohammad Khatami at Persepolis in 2001 (AFP)A bas-relief at Persepolis (Fars)A tourist at Persepolis this summer (Fars)Persepolis at sunset (Fars)