Und schon geht es am nächsten Tag weiter. Ein Mammut-Tag bahnt sich an. Kurz nach 6 Uhr morgens und mit nur 1 Kaffee, fahren wir schon los aus dem Zentrum von Yazd, um dem innerstädtischen Verkehr zu entgehen, und um unser Pensum für heute gut zu schaffen. Außerhalb der Stadt leuchten die Berggipfel, auch bedeckt mit Schnee in Rot vom Sonnenaufgang. Wir fahren Richtung Shiraz. Das dürften 3-400 Kilometer sein. Direkt auf dem Weg liegen gleich 3 wichtige Sehenswürdigkeiten: Pasargadae mit dem Tomb von Cyrus the Great, Naqsh-e Rostam und zum Schluss Persepolis. 75 Kilometer weiter liegt Shiraz.
Pasargadae – Tomb of Cyrus the Great:
Cyrus II of Persia (Old Persian: 𐎤𐎢𐎽𐎢𐏁 Kūruš; c. 600–530 BC),[a] commonly known as Cyrus the Great, was the founder of the Achaemenid Persian Empire. Hailing from Persis, he brought the Achaemenid dynasty to power by defeating the Median Empire and embracing all of the previous civilized states of the ancient Near East, expanding vastly and eventually conquering most of West Asia and much of Central Asia to create the world’s then-largest polity. The Achaemenid Empire’s largest territorial extent was achieved under the rule of Cyrus’ successor Darius the Great, whose rule stretched from the Balkans (Eastern Bulgaria–Paeonia and Thrace–Macedonia) and the rest of Southeast Europe in the west to the Indus Valley in the east.
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Naqsh-e Rostam:
Naqsh-e Rostam (lit. mural of Rostam, Persian: نقش رستم [ˌnæɣʃeɾosˈtæm]) is an ancient archeological site and necropolis located about 13 km northwest of Persepolis, in Fars Province, Iran. A collection of ancient Iranian rock reliefs are cut into the
of the mountain and the mountain contains the final resting place of four Achaemenid kings, notably king Darius the Great and his son, Xerxes. This site is of great significance to the history of Iran and to Iranians, as it contains various archeological sites carved into the rock wall through time for more than a millennium from the Elamites and Achaemenids to Sassanians.
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Persepolis:
Persepolis (/pərˈsɛpəlɪs/; Old Persian: 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿, romanized: Pārsa; New Persian: تخت جمشید, romanized: Takht-e Jamshīd, lit. ’Throne of Jamshid’) was the ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire (c. 550–330 BC). It is situated in the plains of Marvdasht, encircled by southern Zagros mountains of the Iranian plateau. Modern day Shiraz is situated 60 km (37 mi) southwest of the ruins of Persepolis. The earliest remains of Persepolis date back to 515 BC. It exemplifies the Achaemenid style of architecture.
The complex is raised high on a walled platform, with five “palaces” or halls of varying size, and grand entrances. The function of Persepolis remains unclear. It was not one of the largest cities in Persia, let alone the rest of the empire, but appears to have been a grand ceremonial complex that was only occupied seasonally; it is still not entirely clear where the king’s private quarters actually were. Until recently, most archaeologists held that it was primarily used for celebrating Nowruz, the Persian New Year, held at the spring equinox, which is still an important annual festivity in modern Iran. The Iranian nobility and the tributary parts of the empire came to present gifts to the king, as represented in the stairway reliefs.
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