What is Pasargadae?
[[File:Cyrus_tomb.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Tomb of Cyrus the Great, Pasargadae]] '''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]], began in 546 BCE, but was left unfinished, for Cyrus died in 530 BCE. Pasargadae remained the Persian capital until [[Darius I]] built [[Persepolis]]. The [[tomb]] of [[Cyrus the Great]] is located in this city. Pasargadae is a [[UNESCO]] [[World Heritage Site]]. {{WHSite}} {{multistub|history|geo|Asia}} [[Category:History of Iran]] [[Category:World Heritage Sites in Iran]]