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Porte de toutes les nations la nuit

The Gate of All Nations at Persepolis, featuring its iconic winged bull statues and tall stone columns, is illuminated by starlight under a vibrant Milky Way galaxy in a dark night sky.

The Milky Way over the Gate of All Nations at Persepolis on a moonless October night, the winged bulls and tall columns faintly lit by starlight, the plain black beyond, 24mm, stone ochre and star blue Voir plus

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