Chihil Dukhtaran

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Creator(s)

Persian, Islamic

Location

Site: Damghan (Iran)

Cultural context

Persian

Islamic

Description

Brick tomb tower with conical roof nestled next to later Safavid shrine. Bands of brick decoration below dome with a band of knotted Kufic inscription in between. Single entrance leading to single chamber. Built for Seljuq governor of Damghan, modelled on the slightly earlier Pir-i Alamdar.

exterior, view of tower, 2003

Work type

Gumbad

Medium

brick

Keywords

Architecture, Islamic --Iran