Pasargadae facts for kids
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پاسارگاد
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Tomb of Cyrus the Great in Pasargadae
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 Location in Iran
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| Location | Fars Province, Iran |
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| Region | Iran |
| Coordinates | 30°12′00″N 53°10′46″E / 30.20000°N 53.17944°E |
| Type | Settlement |
| History | |
| Builder | Cyrus the Great |
| Material | Stone, clay |
| Founded | 6th century BCE |
| Periods | Achaemenid Empire |
| Cultures | Persian |
| Site notes | |
| Archaeologists | Ali Sami, David Stronach, Ernst Herzfeld |
| Condition | In ruins |
| UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
| Criteria | Cultural: (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) |
| Inscription | 2004 (28th Session) |
| Area | 160 ha (0.62 sq mi) |
| Buffer zone | 7,127 ha (27.52 sq mi) |
Pasargadae was a city in ancient Persia, and is today a historical site in Fars,Iran. Pasargadae was the first capital of the Persian Empire. The building of the capital city by Cyrus the Great, begun in 546 BCE, but was left unfinished, for Cyrus died in 530 BCE. Pasargade remained the Persian capital unti Darius I built the Persepolis. The tomb of Cyrus the Great is in this city.
Pasargadae is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Images for kids
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"I am Cyrus the king, an Achaemenid." in Old Persian, Elamite and Akkadian languages. It is carved in a column in Pasargadae
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Dovetail Staples from Pasargadae
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The tomb of Cyrus the Great in the Qajar period
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Tomb of Cyrus the Great
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Tomb of Cambyses I
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The Private Palace.
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The Audience Palace.
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The Gateway Palace.
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The citadel of Pasargadae. At its top many column bases indicate the structure was not unlike the Athenian Acropolis in positioning and structure.
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Pasargad audience hall
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Holy area (Pasargad)
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See also
In Spanish: Pasargada para niños
