Öldscheitü mausoleum
The Öldscheitü mausoleum ( Persian گنبد سلطانیه Gonbad -e Soltaniye , 'Dome of Soltanije') was built between 1302 and 1312 by theShiite Mongol sultan Öldscheitü ChodabandeinSoltanijeinIranas a separate tomb and wasdedicated toAli ibn Abi Talib(cousin and son-in-law ofMuhammad) and his sonHossein.
Architecturally, the building is a successor to the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem and precedes the Taj Mahal in time. It is the only remnant of the former capital at the time of the Ilkhan and impresses with its compact architecture. The octagonal structure is vaulted by a circular dome, which with a height of 35.1 meters is one of the largest in the world. Eight minarets (little preserved) were enthroned on the upper corner of the massive substructure . The building, consisting of three floors, reveals the central, vaulted walkway underneath.
The middle tour is an example of the careful design. Circular structures around core motifs as well as floral patterns , as we know them from Persian carpets , decorate the corridor as well as many inscriptions as fine examples of the remaining Iranian-Mongolian art. Particularly noteworthy, although hardly preserved, are the blue and turquoise tiles with which the building was clad, and the broad Kufi inscription on the drum base of the dome.
The Öldscheitü Mausoleum was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2005, together with the city of Soltanije .
Trivia
Roger Bentham Stevens , the British ambassador to Persia from 1954 to 1958, who was also the author of the book The land of the great sophy , described the building as “the most amazing building in Persia”.
Web links
- Entry on the UNESCO World Heritage Center website ( English and French ).
- 360 ° panorama of the mausoleum
Cultural heritage: Chogha Zanbil (1979) | Persepolis (1979) | Meidan-e Emam, Isfahan (1979) | Tacht-i Suleiman (2003) | Pasargadae (2004) | Bam and its cultural landscape (2004) | Soltaniye (2005) | Bisotun (2006) | Armenian monasteries in Iran : St. Thaddeus Monastery , Monastery St. Stephanos and Chapel of Dzordzor (2008) | Historical hydraulic system from Shushar (2009) | Ensemble Sheikh Safi al-din Khānegāh and shrine in Ardabil (2010) | Historical bazaar complex of Tabriz (2010) | The Persian Garden (2011) | Isfahan Friday Mosque (2012) | Gonbad-e Qaboos (2012) | Golestan Palace (2013) | Shahr-I Sokhta (2014) | Maymand Cultural Landscape (2015) | Susa (2015) | The Persian Qanats (2016) | Historic city of Yazd (2017) | Archaeological Landscape of the Sassanids in the Fars Region (2018)
Natural heritage: Lut Desert (2016) | Hyrcanic Forests (2019)
Coordinates: 36 ° 26 ′ 7 ″ N , 48 ° 47 ′ 48 ″ E