Tomb of Cyrus the Great built

529 BCE.

Shown on the map at 30.194°, 53.167°.

The tomb of Cyrus the Great is located in Pasargadae, which was the first capital city of his Achaemenid Empire and is now an archaeological site in the Fars Province of Iran. The mausoleum is a significant historical example of earthquake engineering as it is said to be the oldest base-isolated structure in the world, allowing it great resilience against seismic hazards. It is one of the key Iranian UNESCO World Heritage Sites, as part of the archaeological site of Pasargadae.

Text from the Wikipedia article Tomb of Cyrus the Great, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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