Also known as: Arsalan Jazeb Cemetry, Mil Ayaz, Arsalan-i Jazib Tomb, Arsalan Jazeb & Mil Ayaz, Mausoleum of Arsalan Jaazeb
Arsalan Jazeb (Arsalan Jazib) was the governor of Tous, contemporary of Sultan Mohammad Qaznavi (beginning of the 5th century AH). He was also a big devotee of famous Persian poet Ferdowsi. He was the first one who erected a monument over Ferdowsi’s grave.
His tomb is located 37 km from Mashad. The walls of this square room structure are ...
Tomb of Arsalan Jazeb and Ayaz Minaret - Khorasan Razavi
The walls of this square room structure are adorned with inlayed. Work on the fringes of these walls, there is an inscription in KUFI script.
Tomb of Arsalan Jazeb and Ayaz Minaret - Khorasan Razavi
The walls of this square room structure are adorned with inlayed. Work on the fringes of these walls, there is an inscription in KUFI script.
Tomb of Arsalan Jazeb and Ayaz Minaret - Khorasan Razavi
On the interior a tall dado, now undecorated, terminates with a painted kufic frieze. Above this, the walls are surfaced with plaster, etched and painted with chevrons that Pope suggests take the moiré silk of Baghdad as precedent.
Tomb of Arsalan Jazeb and Ayaz Minaret - Khorasan Razavi
Arsalan Jazeb was the governor of Tous, contemporary of Sultan Mohammad Qaznavi (beginning of the 5th century AH).
Tomb of Arsalan Jazeb and Ayaz Minaret - Khorasan Razavi
Arsalan Jazeb was the governor of Tous, contemporary of Sultan Mohammad Qaznavi (beginning of the 5th century AH).
Tomb of Arsalan Jazeb and Ayaz Minaret - Khorasan Razavi
Arsalan Jazeb was the governor of Tous, contemporary of Sultan Mohammad Qaznavi (beginning of the 5th century AH).
Tomb of Arsalan Jazeb and Ayaz Minaret - Khorasan Razavi
The dome is based on an octagonal structure successively placed on a rectangular base. It’s only a 40-meter-high minaret sits adjacent to the monument.
Tomb of Arsalan Jazeb and Ayaz Minaret - Khorasan Razavi
Arsalan Jazeb was the governor of Tous, contemporary of Sultan Mohammad Qaznavi (beginning of the 5th century AH).
Tomb of Arsalan Jazeb and Ayaz Minaret - Khorasan Razavi
Originally, it was not a self-standing monument, but a part of a bigger complex.
Tomb of Arsalan Jazeb and Ayaz Minaret - Khorasan Razavi
Arsalan Jazeb was the governor of Tous, contemporary of Sultan Mohammad Qaznavi (beginning of the 5th century AH).
Tomb of Arsalan Jazeb and Ayaz Minaret - Khorasan Razavi
The walls of this square room structure are adorned with inlayed. Work on the fringes of these walls, there is an inscription in KUFI script.
Tomb of Arsalan Jazeb and Ayaz Minaret - Khorasan Razavi
The dome is based on an octagonal structure successively placed on a rectangular base. It’s only a 40-meter-high minaret sits adjacent to the monument.
Tomb of Arsalan Jazeb and Ayaz Minaret - Khorasan Razavi
The interior zone of transition is an octagon, each side articulated with a pointed segmental arch, uncommon in Iran.
Tomb of Arsalan Jazeb and Ayaz Minaret - Khorasan Razavi
Arsalan Jazeb was the governor of Tous, contemporary of Sultan Mohammad Qaznavi (beginning of the 5th century AH).
Tomb of Arsalan Jazeb and Ayaz Minaret - Khorasan Razavi
The arches alternate as openings and panels filled with geometric brickwork.
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