The Tomb of Cyrus is the burial place of Cyrus the Great of Persia. Though there is no firm evidence identifying the tomb as that of Cyrus.
Persepolis was the ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire. In the year 330 BCE Alexander the Great conquered the Persepolis and after looting its treasures, burned it to the ground.
The man with the unusual cap gives the site its name, Naqsh-e Rostam, "Picture of Rostam", because the relief was locally believed to be a depiction of the mythical hero Rostam.
The tall stone tower is locally called Zendan-e Soleyman or the "Prison of Solomon".The monument consists of a square tower, buttressed at the corners with three rows of false windows on three sides.
The Tomb of Hafez and its associated memorial hall, the Hafezieh, are two memorial structures erected in the northern edge of Shiraz, Iran, in memory of the celebrated Persian poet Hafez.
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