Maka, berjimpit2 lah kami berenam (the 5 of us plus our driver cum tourist guide, Mr Ashkan) in one small car (I told ya... we could not find any big car here in Iran). It's a 4 hours drive from Syiraz to Fars. On the way there, we had to go through a kind of police block... and we were stopped by the police because our car was overloaded... haha 👮
Suspense dah... ingatkan kena saman dah! Then another policeman (probably a higher position policeman) came and checked our car. When he opened the car and saw the 4 of us at the back of the car, he smiled and say hello... we smiled and said hello to him back of course. Then he said (in Persian language), 'welcome to Iran'... our driver translated it to us... and the policeman juat smile and let us go... hahahaha! Super cool this senior policeman!! And the junior policeman who stopped us just now gave us an unhappy look when we drove away... lol!! 😂🤣😂
Scenery along the way... dessert of Iran.
And our first destination was, Pasargadae.
Pasargadae, the capital of Achaemenid Empire under Cyrus the Great, is located in 130 km distance from Shiraz city on its northeast. It 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.
Pasargadae was the capital of the first great multicultural empire in Western Asia. Spanning the Eastern Mediterranean and Egypt to the Hindus River, it is considered to be the first empire that respected the cultural diversity of its different peoples. This was reflected in Achaemenid architecture, a synthetic representation of different cultures.
This complex is well known for its most famous monument espeically the Tomb of Cyrus, Tall-e Takht, a fortified terrace; and a royal ensemble of gatehouse, audience hall, residential palace and gardens.
First stop... Tomb of Cyrus
The Tomb of Cyrus is the monument of Cyrus the Great.
According to Greek sources, it dates back to 559-29 B.C.
This is the most important monument in Pasargadae. It has six broad steps leading to the sepulchre, the chamber of which measures 3.17 m long by 2.11 m wide by 2.11 m high and has a low and narrow entrance. Though there is no firm evidence identifying the tomb as that of Cyrus, Greek historians tell that Alexander believed it was. When Alexander looted and destroyed Persepolis, he paid a visit to the tomb of Cyrus. Arrian, writing in the second century AD, recorded that Alexander commanded Aristobulus, one of his warriors, to enter the monument. Inside he found a golden bed, a table set with drinking vessels, a gold coffin, some ornaments studded with precious stones and an inscription on the tomb. No trace of any such inscription survives, and there is considerable disagreement to the exact wording of the text.
Next, we visited the 'private palace of Cyrus'.
Can you imagine the beautiful green garden that used to be here??🤔
Hmm.... now it's just a dessert
When we were here, we met 2 fellow Malaysians. They were shocked when I said Izzay and Izzat are my kids. He said I looked 22... hahahahhahaa... ini memang lawak!!😂🤣😂
But you guys really made my day... hehe.
Walking to the next area...
Hmm.... now it's just a dessert
But you guys really made my day... hehe.
Walking to the next area...
Next stop, the Audience Hall...
Now we see the remnants of the Audience Hall of the palace with 30 white columns.
Us with our guide cum driver, Mr Ashkan
Next stop was Gate House/Gateway palace
Very hot and sunny here. It's a dessert... what dya expect kan?
Anyway, I can't write much... in a rush now as I am catching a flight to Perth tonight (aiyoooo.... trip Iran and India also belum habis blogging... nanti Perth pulak!!).
Will continue later...
*** To be continued ***
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