Iran Travel tour, IranTravelingCenter Pasargade / PassargadVideo: Passargade The first capital of the Iranian tribes and the Achaemenian empire , PASARGADE is situated between the present-day Marvdasht and Sa'adatabad 130 km. to the northeast of Shiraz , not far from Isfahan-Shiraz road and less than 50 kin. from Persepolis. The nearby village is called Madare Suleiman (Solomon's Mother) in much the same legendary way as Persepolis is known as TakhtJamshid (The Throne of Jamshid). But there is mythology about Cyrus the Great (550 ,530 B.C.) and his son Cambyses 11 (530 ,521 B.C.) who created the military encampment and associated buildings that the visitor now sees , with a clear influence of the Mesopotamian ziggurat.
|  | in fact Pasargade First dynastic capital of the Achaemenian Empire The majestic simplicity of the architecture at Pasargad reflects a sense of balance and beauty that was never equaled in either earlier or later Achaemenian times. The principal buildings stand in magnificent isolation , often with a common orientation but scattered over a remarkably wide area. Although no single wall enclosed the whole site , a strong citadel commanded the northern approaches. The dominant feature of the citadel is a huge stone platform , projecting from a low , conical hill. Two unfinished stone staircases and a towering facade of rusticated masonry were evidently intended to form part of an elevated palace enclosure. It is possible that the building represents the famous treasury surrendered to Alexander the Great in 330 BC. After the accession of Darius I the Great (522 BC) , Persepolis replaced Pasargad as the dynastic home. |
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Iran Travel tour, IranTravelingCenter Pasargade / PassargadFarther to the south of Pasargad , the tomb of Cyrus still stands almost intact. Constructed of huge , white limestone blocks , its gabled tomb chamber rests on a rectangular , stepped plinth , with six receding stages. In Islamic times , the tomb acquired new sanctity as the supposed resting place of the mother of King Solomon. At the extreme southern edge of the site , an impressive rock-cut road or canal indicates the course of the ancient highway that once linked Pasargade with Persepolis. |  | |
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