Khwaja Atabeg Mausoleum

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Creator(s)

Persian, Islamic

Location

Site: Kerman (Iran)

Cultural context

Persian

Islamic

Description

Squat hexagonal tomb tower with elaborate brickwork, not very well preserved. Single chamber, double dome (outer dome is mostly ruined, leaving inner dome visible from exterior). Portal decoration has remnants of blue tiles.

exterior, view of mausoleum, partly destroyed
, 2003

Work type

Mausoleum

Gumbad

Medium

brick

Keywords

Architecture, Islamic --Iran

Sepulchral monuments

Gumbads

Type

Image

Rights

Access rights

Persistent Link

https://dome.mit.edu/handle/1721.3/50044