Ruinas de Pasargada (Tumba de Ciro el Grande). Irán
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- Distance
- 3.82 mi
- Elevation gain
- 144 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Easy
- Elevation loss
- 131 ft
- Max elevation
- 6,240 ft
- TrailRank
- 57
- Min elevation
- 6,067 ft
- Trail type
- One Way
- Time
- one hour 32 minutes
- Coordinates
- 497
- Uploaded
- January 6, 2017
- Recorded
- January 2017
near Pāsārgād, Fars (Iran)
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Visit to the important ruins of Pasargadae, the ancient capital of the Achaemenid Persian Empire, where the tomb of Cyrus the Great stands out. It is a World Heritage Site. Unlike those of Persepolis, they are not so crowded when visiting them.
I copy and paste what is written about this important Wikipedia enclave:
"Pasargadas or Pasargadas (from the Greek Πασαργάδαι, from the Persian پاسارگاد - Pāsārgād) was the first capital of the Achaemenid Empire under Cyrus the Great who undertook its construction (559-530 BC); it is also where his tomb is located. It was a city in ancient Persia.Today, it is an archaeological site located south of present-day Iran, in Pasargada County, Fars Province, on an eastern foothills of the Zagros Mountains.It is about 100 km northeast of the present city from Shiraz, and about 87 km northeast of what was later the Achaemenid capital, Persepolis.
The Pasargadae site was declared a World Heritage Site by Unesco in 2004. It covers a protection zone of 160 ha and a respect zone of 7127 ha.[1]
It was the first capital of the Achaemenid dynasty, reaching an area of 160 hectares. It was losing importance as a capital with the founding of Persepolis, although its character as the first capital, together with the fact that the simple tomb of Cyrus II the Great, the founder of the Achaemenid empire, was located there, made it a place worthy of respect. that has lasted until now.
Pasargadae was located at 1900 m asl in the Murgab valley. The Pulvar River irrigates this valley that is surrounded by mountains.[2]
Cyrus the Great began to build the capital in 546 BC. C. or later; it was unfinished when he died in battle, in 530 or 529 BC. C. The remains of the tomb of the son and successor of Cyrus, Cambyses II have been found in Pasargadae, near the fortress of Toll-e Takht, and identified in 2006.[3]
According to Ctesias, during Cyrus II's war against Astyages, Persian women and children took refuge on a high mountain called Pasargadae.[4][5] If Ctesias is to be believed, the city would have received its name from the mountain.[5]
Pasargadae remained the capital of the Achaemenid Empire until Cambyses II moved it to Susa; later, Darius founded another in Persepolis. The archaeological site spans 1.6 square kilometers and includes a structure commonly believed to be the mausoleum of Cyrus, the Toll-e Takht fortress atop a nearby hill, and the remains of two royal palaces and gardens. . The Persian Gardens at Pasargadae are the earliest known example of the Persian chahar bagh, or fourfold garden design (see Persian Garden).
Cyrus' tomb:
The most important monument in Pasargadae is the tomb of Cyrus the Great. The tomb of Cyrus is one of two tomb models that existed in Persian art from the Achaemenid period.
It is a construction in the form of an aedicule, with a pediment and a gabled roof, related to the Greek art of Asia Minor. The other model is that of the tomb of Darius I in Naqsh-e Rostam, excavated in rock like the Egyptian hypogea.
It has six wide steps leading to the tomb, whose chamber measures 3.17 m long by 2.11 m wide by 2.11 m high and has a narrow, low entrance. Although there is no firm evidence to identify this tomb as that of Cyrus, Greek historians reported that Alexander the Great believed so. When Alexander sacked and destroyed Persepolis, he had visited the tomb of Cyrus. Flavio Arriano, writing in the 2nd century, documents that Alexander ordered Aristobulus, one of his warriors, to enter the monument. Inside he found a golden bed, a table set with glasses, a golden coffin, some ornaments with precious stones, and an inscription on the tomb. No trace of inscription remains, and there is disagreement as to the exact content of the text. According to Strabo, he said:
Wanderer, I am Cyrus, who gave the Persians an empire, and was king of Asia.
So don't hold a grudge against me for this monument.
Another variation, documented in Persia: The Immortal Kingdom, is:
Oh man, whoever you are, wherever you come from, I am Cyrus, who founded the empire of the Persians.
Do not hold a grudge, then, to this little land that covers my body.
The design of Cyrus's tomb is attributed to Elamite or Mesopotamian ziggurats, but the cella is usually attributed to Urartu tombs of an earlier time.[6] In particular, the tomb at Pasargadae has almost the same dimensions as that at Aliates II, father of the Lydian king Croesus; however, some have rejected this claim (according to Herodotus, Croesus was pardoned by Cyrus when he conquered Lydia, and became a member of Cyrus's court). The main decoration in the tomb is a rose window design above the door within the gable.[7] In general, the art and architecture found at Pasargadae exemplifies the Persian synthesis of various traditions, drawing on precedents from Elam, Babylonian, Assyrian, and Ancient Egyptian, with the addition of some Anatolian influences."
I copy and paste what is written about this important Wikipedia enclave:
"Pasargadas or Pasargadas (from the Greek Πασαργάδαι, from the Persian پاسارگاد - Pāsārgād) was the first capital of the Achaemenid Empire under Cyrus the Great who undertook its construction (559-530 BC); it is also where his tomb is located. It was a city in ancient Persia.Today, it is an archaeological site located south of present-day Iran, in Pasargada County, Fars Province, on an eastern foothills of the Zagros Mountains.It is about 100 km northeast of the present city from Shiraz, and about 87 km northeast of what was later the Achaemenid capital, Persepolis.
The Pasargadae site was declared a World Heritage Site by Unesco in 2004. It covers a protection zone of 160 ha and a respect zone of 7127 ha.[1]
It was the first capital of the Achaemenid dynasty, reaching an area of 160 hectares. It was losing importance as a capital with the founding of Persepolis, although its character as the first capital, together with the fact that the simple tomb of Cyrus II the Great, the founder of the Achaemenid empire, was located there, made it a place worthy of respect. that has lasted until now.
Pasargadae was located at 1900 m asl in the Murgab valley. The Pulvar River irrigates this valley that is surrounded by mountains.[2]
Cyrus the Great began to build the capital in 546 BC. C. or later; it was unfinished when he died in battle, in 530 or 529 BC. C. The remains of the tomb of the son and successor of Cyrus, Cambyses II have been found in Pasargadae, near the fortress of Toll-e Takht, and identified in 2006.[3]
According to Ctesias, during Cyrus II's war against Astyages, Persian women and children took refuge on a high mountain called Pasargadae.[4][5] If Ctesias is to be believed, the city would have received its name from the mountain.[5]
Pasargadae remained the capital of the Achaemenid Empire until Cambyses II moved it to Susa; later, Darius founded another in Persepolis. The archaeological site spans 1.6 square kilometers and includes a structure commonly believed to be the mausoleum of Cyrus, the Toll-e Takht fortress atop a nearby hill, and the remains of two royal palaces and gardens. . The Persian Gardens at Pasargadae are the earliest known example of the Persian chahar bagh, or fourfold garden design (see Persian Garden).
Cyrus' tomb:
The most important monument in Pasargadae is the tomb of Cyrus the Great. The tomb of Cyrus is one of two tomb models that existed in Persian art from the Achaemenid period.
It is a construction in the form of an aedicule, with a pediment and a gabled roof, related to the Greek art of Asia Minor. The other model is that of the tomb of Darius I in Naqsh-e Rostam, excavated in rock like the Egyptian hypogea.
It has six wide steps leading to the tomb, whose chamber measures 3.17 m long by 2.11 m wide by 2.11 m high and has a narrow, low entrance. Although there is no firm evidence to identify this tomb as that of Cyrus, Greek historians reported that Alexander the Great believed so. When Alexander sacked and destroyed Persepolis, he had visited the tomb of Cyrus. Flavio Arriano, writing in the 2nd century, documents that Alexander ordered Aristobulus, one of his warriors, to enter the monument. Inside he found a golden bed, a table set with glasses, a golden coffin, some ornaments with precious stones, and an inscription on the tomb. No trace of inscription remains, and there is disagreement as to the exact content of the text. According to Strabo, he said:
Wanderer, I am Cyrus, who gave the Persians an empire, and was king of Asia.
So don't hold a grudge against me for this monument.
Another variation, documented in Persia: The Immortal Kingdom, is:
Oh man, whoever you are, wherever you come from, I am Cyrus, who founded the empire of the Persians.
Do not hold a grudge, then, to this little land that covers my body.
The design of Cyrus's tomb is attributed to Elamite or Mesopotamian ziggurats, but the cella is usually attributed to Urartu tombs of an earlier time.[6] In particular, the tomb at Pasargadae has almost the same dimensions as that at Aliates II, father of the Lydian king Croesus; however, some have rejected this claim (according to Herodotus, Croesus was pardoned by Cyrus when he conquered Lydia, and became a member of Cyrus's court). The main decoration in the tomb is a rose window design above the door within the gable.[7] In general, the art and architecture found at Pasargadae exemplifies the Persian synthesis of various traditions, drawing on precedents from Elam, Babylonian, Assyrian, and Ancient Egyptian, with the addition of some Anatolian influences."
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Prisión de Salomón
Stunning stone tower. It was never Solomon's prison really.
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Archaeological site
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Tumba de Ciro el Grande
Sin duda el plato fuerte de todo el yacimiento de Pasargada
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