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The text related to the cultural heritage 'Pasargadae' has mentioned 'Tomb' in the following places:
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Pasargadae (from Ancient Greek: xcexa0xcexb1xcfx83xcexb1xcfx81xcexb3xcexacxcexb4xcexb1xcexb9, from Old Persian Pxc4x81xcexb8ra-gadxc4x81, "protective club" or "strong club";[1][2] Modern Persian: xd9xbexd8xa7xd8xb3xd8xa7xd8xb1xdaxafxd8xa7xd8xaf Pxc4x81sxc4x81rgxc4x81d) was the capital of the Achaemenid Empire under Cyrus the Great (559xe2x80x93530 BCE), who ordered its construction and the location of his tomb. | WIKI |
Though there is no firm evidence identifying the tomb as that of Cyrus, Greek historians say that Alexander believed it was. | WIKI |
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. | WIKI |
The design of Cyrus' tomb is credited to Mesopotamian or Elamite ziggurats, but the cella is usually attributed to Urartu tombs of an earlier period. | WIKI |
[8] In particular, the tomb at Pasargadae has almost exactly the same dimensions as the tomb of Alyattes, father of the Lydian King Croesus; however, some have refused the claim (according to Herodotus, Croesus was spared by Cyrus during the conquest of Lydia, and became a member of Cyrus' court). | WIKI |
The main decoration on the tomb is a rosette design over the door within the gable. | WIKI |
It includes, among other monuments, the compact limestone tomb on the Morgab plain that once held Cyrus the Greatxe2x80x99s gilded sarcophagus; Tall-e Takht (xe2x80x9cSolomonxe2x80x99s Thronexe2x80x9d), a great fortified platform built on a hill and later incorporated into a sprawling citadel with substantial mud-brick defences; and the royal ensemble, which consists of several palaces originally located within a garden layout (the so-called xe2x80x9cFour Gardensxe2x80x9d). | UNESCO |