Royal Palace of Cyrus, Pasargadae
This photo shows the remains of the Audience Hall of this once vast palace, thought to have been surrounded by Persian gardens.
Says Ganji: "When I was taking this photo, I lay on the ground for several minutes, staring at the sky.
"I imagined I was there thousands of years ago at the time that Cyrus the Great lived with his council, ruling the greatest empire of all time -- Persia