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Restoration of Mausoleum of Cyrus the Great to be Resumed
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28 April 2007 |
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An Iranian man at the site of Cyrus the Great mausoleum, paying his respect to the founder and father of the nation. (Click to enlarge) |
LONDON,
(CAIS) -- The mausoleum of Cyrus the Great, founder of the second Iranian
dynastic empire, the Achaemenids who reigned from 550 to 529 BCE, will be
restored again with replacing its ceiling stones which have been damaged with
new ones. Meanwhile, the lichen will be also removed from the body of the
mausoleum.
“Based
on a planned schedule, in continuation of restoration of Cyrus’ Mausoleum, the
ceiling of the mausoleum will be restored by replacing some new and small pieces
of stones which will be brought from Sivand quarry and if everything goes well,
we would be able to remove the scaffold which have been installed since last
year around Cyrus’ mausoleum to support the construction from rain and
snow,” said Hassan Rahsaz, stone restoration expert and head of restoration
team in Cyrus’ mausoleum and Pasargadae.
Regarding
the interruption in restoring Cyrus the Great’ mausoleum, he said: “The
restoration team kept on restoring the ceiling of the mausoleum. However, the
icy coldness of the weather made continuation of the work impossible.”
According
to Rahsaz, the restoration team has also succeeded to restore all dovetail
joints of the mausoleum ceiling. “Some 210 meters of canals of Pasargadae
imperial garden have been also restored so far which has somehow revived the
ancient glory of this world heritage site,” added head of restoration team in
Pasargadae.
By
undertaking continual 6-7 months work in year, Pasargadae restoration team which
has been formed since last year by efforts of Parse-Pasargadae Research Centre
is doing its best to restore Mausoleum of Cyrus the Great, which is one of the
most wonderful and revered historical monuments in Iran. One of the main
features of this mausoleum is that its entrance doorway is constructed to face
the sunset, which was due to the fact that Cyrus loved the twilight view.
Located 70 kilometres north of Persepolis in Iranian Fars province, Pasargadae was the oldest capital of the Achaemenid dynasty (550-330 BCE), built by Cyrus the Great. It resembled a park about 2x3 kilometres in which several monumental buildings were to be seen. This historical complex along with the Mausoleum of Cyrus the Great were inscribed in UNESCO’s list of World Heritage Sites in 2005.
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"History is the Light on the Path to Future" |
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Encyclopaedia Iranica
The British Institute of Persian Studies "Persepolis Reconstructed"
The British Museum
The Royal Asiatic Society
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