PASARGAD
Begun under Cyrus the Great in about 546BC, the city of Pasargad was quickly superseded by Darius I's magniafication palace at Persepolis.
The first structure you'll come across is the (6)six-tiered Tomb of Cyrus .Standing proudly on the windswept plain,this impressive stone cenotaph was orginally much taller than it is now and is still the best preserved of the Pasargad ruins. Legend has it that when Alexander the Great arrived at Pasargad,he was greatly distressed by the state of the tomb and ordered its restoration(1).Within walking distance of the tomb are the insubstantial remains of three Achaemind Palaces-the Entrance Palace,the Audiencr Palace and Cyrus' Private Palace;the ruins of a tomb on a plinth,known as the Prison of Soloman (Zendan-e Soleiman);a large stone platform on a hill known as the Throne of the Mother of Solomon(Takht-e Madar-e Soleiman);and two stone plinths that originally formed part of a pair of altars within a sacred precinct.Some local historical believe that the references to Solomon date from the Arab conquest, when the inhabitants of Pasargad renamed the sites with Islamic names to prevent their destruction.In both the Audience Palace and in Cyrus'Private Palace there is a cuneiform inscription that that reads:'I am Cyrus, the Achaemenid King'.
The city of Pasargad doesn't relate to the Cyrus's tomb only, we call whole of that place by Pasargad.(I mean
sa'adatshahr,aliabad,...etc.)
Beautifull gardens in sa'adatshahr are important sites for tourists,they are touristic places in our city.
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