When they got to Persepolis, the sun was just about to rise. They immediately got out of the vehicle and marveled at the beauty of the place.
“Wow. This place is lit, mate.” Levi said.
“We should find the entrance immediately before tourists began flooding in,” Enrico told them and then they grabbed their bags and made sure their weapons are quite hidden under their clothes before they walked into the ruins.
The site is marked by a large terrace with its east side abutting the Kūh-e Raḥmat or Mount of Mercy. The other three sides are formed by a retaining wall, varying in height with the slope of the ground; on the west side a magnificent double stair in two flights of one hundred and eleven short stone steps leads to the top. On the terrace are the ruins of several colossal buildin
