Pasargadae (پاسارگاد) in Iran

Pasargadae come from an Ancient Greek name (Πασαργάδαι); in Modern Persianit’s Pāsārgād (پاسارگاد) – ā stand for a long a or o (ا). Pasargadae was the capital of the Achaemenid Empire under Cyrus the Great in the 6^th century BC. Pasargad lies about 125 km NE of Shiraz [or better Shirāz] (شیراز) by road and is easily accessible. Today it is an archaeological site and one of Iran's UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

Pasargadae covers 1.6 square kilometres with the fortress of Toll-e Takht, which could be visited in 2004, and the very few remains of two royal palaces and gardens.

 

A new idea to move tourists along - e-bus 

 

 "I am Cyrus the king, an Achaemenid" in Old Persian, Elamite and Akkadian languages.

 

One of the palaces and 

 the fortress of Toll-e Takht in the background

A winged guardian figure, much like a seraph -

Some think it's the diseased Cyrus

The fortress of Toll-e Takht -

a couple of years ago it had been accessible

 

I like the tomb of Cyrus better without the scaffold

Links:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pasargadae

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