About five years ago, I mentioned that the foundations of a city gate had been discovered in Pasargadae (see: Archaeological research resumed at Pasargadae). At that time and pending further research, it was assumed that it had probably been built by Cyrus the Great to celebrate his victories.
By now, archaeologists have been able to prove that this gateway had
indeed been built upon the orders of Cyrus
and that it was actually used from the reign of his son, Cambyses onward. Although the article published in the Archaeology
News Network speaks of a gate near Persepolis,
it is clear that we are talking about the same monument. After all,
This imposing gate measured 30 x
Also noteworthy is the fact that the central rectangular room of 8
x
[Pictures are from the Archaeology News Network]
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