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dc.coverage.spatialSite: Varamin (Iran)en_US
dc.creatorUnknownen_US
dc.date.accessioned2010-04-01T17:42:21Z
dc.date.available2010-04-01T17:42:21Z
dc.identifier139498en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/50245en_US
dc.description"This flanged tomb tower with conical roof is noted for the inscription band set into the faces of the 32 flanges, just below the roof cornice. The inscription of faience and unglazed terracotta constitutes a 'culminating point in the use of glazed decoration prior to the introduction of complete mosaic faience' (Wilber). The interior walls are fired brick with some plaster, covered by an inner dome. The southeastern entrance portal with two layers of muqarnas-filled arches is a recent construction. An intramural staircase leads from a height above ground level that suggests access was originally provided by an adjacent structure, no longer existing." [ArchNet] "This tomb tower displays perhaps the finest combination of glazed tilework and massive brickwork prior to the introduction of all-over mosaic tiles. The tomb is a high cylindrical tower with a conical roof; the exterior is created by thirty-two (32) right-angled flanges, while the interior is circular. The flanges rise to the rim of the roof where they meet a band of triangles--similar to those that replaced squinches in Anatolia. The inscription is set in bands on both faces of the flanges. As in all conical roofed towers, there is an interior dome. Unusually, the tower has two entrances, one cut directly into the south face, the other leading through an extension from the north-west corner." [Michell]en_US
dc.descriptionexterior, 2003en_US
dc.format.mediumbricken_US
dc.format.mediumceramic tileen_US
dc.relation.ispartof123777en_US
dc.rights(c) Melanie Michailidis 2003en_US
dc.subjectTombsen_US
dc.subjectMausoleumsen_US
dc.subjectIran --Historyen_US
dc.subjectIslam -- Historyen_US
dc.subjectRound towersen_US
dc.subjectIlkhanid dynastyen_US
dc.subjectArchitecture, Islamic --Iranen_US
dc.subjectSepulchral monumentsen_US
dc.subjectGumbadsen_US
dc.titleTomb Tower of 'Ala al-Dinen_US
dc.title.alternativeTomb Tower of 'Ala ad-Dinen_US
dc.title.alternativeTomb Tower of Ala al Dinen_US
dc.title.alternativeTomb Tower of Ala ad Dinen_US
dc.title.alternativeTomb Tower of Alaaddinen_US
dc.title.alternativeTomb Tower of Ala al-Dinen_US
dc.title.alternativeMausoleum of 'Ala al-Dinen_US
dc.typeImageen_US
dc.rights.accessAll rights reserveden_US
dc.identifier.vendorcodeTomb Tower, Varamin.jpgen_US
vra.culturalContextPersianen_US
vra.culturalContextIslamicen_US
vra.techniqueconstructionen_US
vra.worktypeGumbaden_US
dc.contributor.displayPersian, Islamicen_US


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