Cyrus' Tomb – Pasargadae The building of the Cyrus' Tomb, the Achaemenid king, is a small building resting on a six-layer base. This building is 11 meters high. The whole building is made of only a kind of stone similar to white marble without any other materials. These stones have been carried from a mine in the northwest of Sivand, near Haji Abad. The lowest floor is about 12 by 13 meters and is 170 centimeters high. The building of this tomb is not only a reminiscent of the Achaemenid king, but also an everlasting reminder of the precious art of ancient Iranian architecture