Tomb Tower of 'Ala al-Din

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dc.coverage.spatial	Site: Varamin (Iran)	en_US
dc.creator	Unknown	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2010-04-01T17:42:21Z
dc.date.available	2010-04-01T17:42:21Z
dc.identifier	139498	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/50245	en_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.description	exterior, 2003	en_US
dc.format.medium	brick	en_US
dc.format.medium	ceramic tile	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	123777	en_US
dc.rights	(c) Melanie Michailidis 2003	en_US
dc.subject	Tombs	en_US
dc.subject	Mausoleums	en_US
dc.subject	Iran --History	en_US
dc.subject	Islam -- History	en_US
dc.subject	Round towers	en_US
dc.subject	Ilkhanid dynasty	en_US
dc.subject	Architecture, Islamic --Iran	en_US
dc.subject	Sepulchral monuments	en_US
dc.subject	Gumbads	en_US
dc.title	Tomb Tower of 'Ala al-Din	en_US
dc.title.alternative	Tomb Tower of 'Ala ad-Din	en_US
dc.title.alternative	Tomb Tower of Ala al Din	en_US
dc.title.alternative	Tomb Tower of Ala ad Din	en_US
dc.title.alternative	Tomb Tower of Alaaddin	en_US
dc.title.alternative	Tomb Tower of Ala al-Din	en_US
dc.title.alternative	Mausoleum of 'Ala al-Din	en_US
dc.type	Image	en_US
dc.rights.access	All rights reserved	en_US
dc.identifier.vendorcode	Tomb Tower, Varamin.jpg	en_US
vra.culturalContext	Persian	en_US
vra.culturalContext	Islamic	en_US
vra.technique	construction	en_US
vra.worktype	Gumbad	en_US
dc.contributor.display	Persian, Islamic	en_US