Tomb of Cyrus

Tomb of Cyrus (Persian: آرامگاه کوروش بزرگ) is the tomb and resting place of Cyrus the Great, founder of Persian Empire. This tomb is located at Pasargadae, Fars Province in Iran. This tomb was first discovered and identified as being tomb of Cyrus by British writer, James Justinian Morier. This place is one of the oldest examples of Earthquake engineering. References