Pasargadae: one of the oldest residences of the Achaemenid kings, founded by Cyrus the Great (r.559-530). It resembled a park of 2x3 km in which several monumental buildings were to be seen.
Surroundings:
Location:
- Iran (Islamic Republic of), Pāsārgād
- geo:30.201477,53.179134
- Location ± 5-25 m.
Period or year:
- -550~ / unknown
Class:
- City
- visible
Identifiers:
- vici:place=11306
- pleiades:place=922693
- livius:place=pasargadae
- wikidata:entity=Q230025
Annotations
First capital of united Iran
Nearby
Pasargadae, Pavillion A
Garden pavillion
Pasargadae, Pavillion B
Garden pavillion
Pasargadae, Residential Palace
Pasargadae, Residential Palace