Tomb of Cambyses near Pasargade
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Pasargadae

in Marvdasht city | Fars province
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Pasargadae

Related to Marvdasht city (Fars Province)
Also known as: Tomb of Cyrus the Great, Pasargaad, Koorush Kabir Shrine
Tomb of Cambyses near Pasargade
Pasargade (Pasargaad) was the capital of the Achaemenid Empire under Cyrus the Great (559–530 BC), who ordered its construction. This palace is 600 meters to the northeast of the Koorush shrine. The area of this palace is 2,620 square meters and includes a large hall (with eight columns) in the middle and four terraces in four directions and two rooms in the corners. To the east of the palace is Pasargadae, composed of a large hall with eight columns.

There is a doorway on the north, east and western side of this hall. In the northern doorway, there is an impression of a winged human with two wings directed towards the sky and two wings to the bottom. Where as the hands are raised towards the sky in a gesture of prayer. This edifice with 3,427 square meters area, is located 15 km. northwest of the palace.

The main hall has 30 columns made of white stone. A mass of black and white stones have been used as construction material. One of the characteristics of Pasargadae is the canals made of white stone, which were used, for irrigation. There are equally other remains distributed in the province, some registered as national heritage monuments. These include the ruins of the Achaemenian Dynasty (Saravan Village), the Dokhtar Palace (Rastaq Village) dating back to the 3rd century AD, the restored Sassanian Palace (Sarvestan) dating originally back to the time of Bahram Gour (year 420 AD), Ardeshir Babakan Palace (Marvdasht).
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Tomb of Cambyses near Pasargade
Tomb of Cambyses near Pasargade
Tomb of Cambyses near Pasargade
Tomb of Cambyses near Pasargade
Tomb of Cambyses near Pasargade
Tomb of Cambyses near Pasargade
Tomb of Cambyses near Pasargade
Tomb of Cambyses near Pasargade
Tomb of Cambyses near Pasargade
Tomb of Cambyses near Pasargade
Tomb of Cambyses near Pasargade
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