Photographer’s Note
The columns in Pasargadae - An important Achaemenid Persian historical site. Exerpt from UNESCO World Heritage goes;
Pasargadae was the first dynastic capital of the Achaemenid Empire, founded by Cyrus II, the Great, in Pars, homeland of the Persians, in the 6th century BC. Its palaces, gardens, and the mausoleum of Cyrus are outstanding examples of the first phase of royal Achaemenid art and architecture and exceptional testimonies of Persian civilization.
However it is mostly ruins nowadays.
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Photo Information
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Copyright: Ruchan Ziya (rziya)
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(542) - Genre: Places
- Medium: Color
- Date Taken: 2005-00-00
- Categories: Architecture, Ruins
- Camera: Canon EOS 50E, Canon 28-80
- Photo Version: Original Version
- Date Submitted: 2005-11-13 16:36
Viewed: 1658
Points: 2
