Ali minaret

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Ali minaret
The oldest minaret in Esfahan Province. The second tallest historical minaret in Isfahan. The third tallest historical minaret in Esfahan Province.
Coordinates : 32 ° 39 ′ 56 "  N , 51 ° 40 ′ 59"  E Coordinates: 32 ° 39 ′ 56 "  N , 51 ° 40 ′ 59"  E
place Isfahan, Iran
Architectural information
draft Rasi
Details
Minaret height 48 m

The Ali minaret ( Persian : مناره علی [ mɛnɑɾɛ æli ]) stands next to the Ali mosque and is the oldest minaret in Isfahan . It dates from the 11th century and is 48 meters high and is the second tallest historical minaret in Isfahan and the third tallest historical minaret in Esfahan Province after the Sarban minaret and Siyar minaret . Initially it should have measured 50 meters. There are four inscriptions on the Ali minaret. One of the inscriptions is made of brick and the other three are made of turquoise ceramic .

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Hosseyn Yaghoubi: Arash Beheshti (ed.): Rāhnamā ye Safar be Ostān e Esfāhān (Travel Guide of the Isfahan Province) ( Persian ). Rouzane, 2004, ISBN 964-334-218-2 , p. 112.