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Dovetail Staples from Pasargadae. The first capital of the Achaemenid Empire, Pasargadae lies in ruins 40 kilometers from Persepolis, in present-day Fars province of Iran.
- 160 ha (0.62 sq mi)
- Iran
- 6th century BCE
Iran. ancient Iran. Pasargadae, first dynastic capital of the Persian Achaemenian dynasty, situated on a plain northeast of Persepolis in southwestern Iran. According to tradition, Cyrus II (the Great; reigned 559– c. 529 bce) chose the site because it lay near the scene of his victory over Astyages the Mede (550).
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Pasargadae. Pasargadae was the first dynastic capital of the Achaemenid Empire, founded by Cyrus II the Great, in Pars, homeland of the Persians, in the 6th century BC. Its palaces, gardens and the mausoleum of Cyrus are outstanding examples of the first phase of royal Achaemenid art and architecture and exceptional testimonies of Persian ...
Apr 28, 2011 · Pasargadae is listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. If we ignore the prehistoric site at Tall-e Nokhodi and similar sites, the oldest monument of Pasargadae is the citadel, which is known as Tall-i Takht or "throne hill". Situated on one of the few hills in the valley, it overlooks the palace complex itself.
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Sep 20, 2019 · Pasargadae is not as well known as it ought to be. Pasargadae was built by the first great Persian king, Cyrus the Great ( c .600-530 BC), as his palace and showpiece. It was a totally new concept of a garden city that established many of the principles of what became Persian architecture.
Pasargadae covers the archaeological remains of the first capital of the Persian Empire, dating from the 6th century BCE. Its most important monument is the tomb of Cyrus the Great, the founder of the Achaemenid Empire who went on to conquer much of Western Asia. Pasargadae’s gardens provide the earliest known example of the Persian chahar ...
Jul 29, 2013 · The "royal garden" at Pasargadae is often cited as a key innovation of the Persian Empire that was to endure for centuries to come; it provides an opportunity to delve deeper into both the realities of the Achaemenid Empire and how history interprets these realities.
