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Or nearby Pasargadae, site of the mausoleum of Cyrus the Great.

“Heart of an Empire: Herzfeld’s Discovery of Pasargadae” A selection of archaeologist Ernst Herzfeld’s drawings, notes and photographs of Pasargadae, the first capital of the Achaemenid Persian Empire and the last resting place of Cyrus the Great.

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Tomb of Cyrus the Great, Pasargadae, Iran I always preferred black and white, partly because it allowed me to develop and edit my own prints; but mainly because black and white seemed a much more daring and exciting world, full of artistic possibilities.

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Yazd, Iran Other fruitful sources of images have been treks through the stupa fields and mani walls of Ladakh; visits to Yazd, Pasargadae and the deserts of western Iran; a journey along the Ganges looking for attar in Kannauj; the marshes and causeways of coastal Northumbria; even the bizarre Kandinsky-like irrigation works in the desert fringes of Idaho.

His 15-day Iran Unveiled journey includes visiting the Golestan Palace and viewing imperial crown jewels in Tehran, exploring the mosques and museums of the southern city of Isfahan, driving through the picturesque Zagros Mountains and stopping along the way to see sights like Pasargadae, the six-tiered tomb of Cyrus the Great who founded the first Persian Empire, and visiting the ancient city of Persepolis.