Pasargadae
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Pasargadae was the capital of the Achaemenid Empire under Cyrus the Great who had issued its construction (559–530 BC); it was also the location of his tomb. It was a city in ancient Persia, located near the city of Shiraz (in Pasargad County), and is today an archaeological site and one of Iran's UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
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- 2,500 year celebration of Iran's monarchy
- Achaemenid architecture
- Cities of the ancient Near East
- History of Iran
- Iranian architecture
- Tang-e Bolaghi
- Ka'ba-ye Zartosht, modeled after the "Prison of Solomon"
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