Cyrus the Great's palace in Pasargadae
Posted on 04/16/2007 6:55:27 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
Archeological excavations in vicinity of Borazjan Palace, Boushehr province, revealed that the construction of this half-constructed palace was started by order of Cyrus the Great, founder of Achaemenid dynasty (550-330 BC), and architectural evidence identified in the area are very similar to those implemented in Pasargadae palace.... The palace cover a 50x50 meters area and archeological evidence show that the huge stones used in its construction were brought from Tangjir quarry.
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Cyrus the Great's palace in Pasargadae
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gracias.
de nada.
I hope there aren’t any artistic depictions of gods or animals or whatever. The Mullahs will have them destroyed like the giant Bhuddas of Bamiyan.
Graven images, doncha know.
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