Pasargadae, Iran - UNESCO World Heritage Site

 Place: Pasargadae, Iran

Weather: Sunny skies, 61/97F.

Route: From Yazd 315 km SSW on 78 and 65.

Significance: Founded by Cyrus II the Great in the 6th century BC, it was the capital of the Achaemenid Empire. The tomb of Cyrus is still standing.

Website: UNESCO World Heritage Site

Images:

Tomb of Cyrus II the Great (from whc.unesco.org)

Inscription in old Persian on a column from the time of Cyrus (from whc.unesco.org)