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The ceremonial heart of an empire whose roads connected the ancient world

Tomb of Cyrus, Pasargadae. Projections and section. Eugene Flandin, "Voyage en Perse...", Paris, Gide et J. Baudry, 1851-1854, pl. 185.
Tomb of Cyrus, Pasargadae. Projections and section. Eugene Flandin, "Voyage en Perse...", Paris, Gide et J. Baudry, 1851-1854, pl. 185. © Eugène Flandin, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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