★ UNESCO
World Heritage ◈ hidden gem
World Heritage ◈ hidden gem
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Where in the world
Iran
The site
Pasargadae, in the highlands of Fars, Iran, was the first capital of the Achaemenid Empire under Cyrus the Great, founded around 546 BCE. Its most celebrated monument is the Tomb of Cyrus, a spare stepped mausoleum standing alone on the plain, set among the earliest known Persian 'paradise' gardens; Alexander the Great is said to have paused here to pay his respects. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, it marks the birthplace of Persia's first great empire.
Field notes
- civilizations
- Persian (Achaemenid)
- types
- City
- built
- 546 BCE — 530 BCE
- occupied
- 546 BCE — 330 BCE
- country
- Iran
See it in 3D
Notable finds
Renowned pieces unearthed at Pasargadae — and where they are today
Figures of this place
Laid to rest, born or died at Pasargadae
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What happened at Pasargadae
- 549 BCESiege of the Pasargadae Hill
