Mausoleum of Attar of Nishapur

Mausoleum of Attar of Nishapur
آرامگاه عطار نیشابوری
Mausoleum of Attar of Nishapur
General information
Status	Open to the public
Architectural style	Persian architecture
Town or city	Nishapur
Country	Iran
Completed	Timurid Empire (by order of Ali-Shir Nava'i)

The Mausoleum of Attar of Nishapur (Persian: آرامگاه عطار نیشابوری) is located in Nishapur in northeastern Iran. It's located near the Mausoleum of Omar Khayyám.^[1] The structure is octagonal in shape with a tile worked onion shaped dome. It has 4 entrances, the northern one is the main entrance. The structure is adorned with colored (green, yellow and blue) tiles and carvings. The interior site is covered by plaster and has four seats. The Mausoleum is located in a garden covering an area of about 119 sq. m. The grave of the well known painter Kamal-ol-molk is also situated in a part of this garden. This mausoleum was initially built by the order of Ali-Shir Nava'i during the reign of the Tmurid dynasty in Persia.

Gallery

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  The Mausoleum of Attar of Nishapur and the Tomb of Kamal-ol-molk
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  Statue of Attar, near his mausoleum
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  Front view of the Mausoleum of Attar of Nishapur

References

Sources

• Rypka, Jan (1968). "Poets and Prose Writers of the Late Saljuq and Mongol Periods". In Boyle, John Andrew (ed.). The Cambridge History of Iran, Volume 5: The Saljuq and Mongol Periods. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-06936-X.

External links

• "Iran Tourism & Touring Online"

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Mausoleums in Iran

• Mausoleum of Attar of Nishapur
• Avicenna Mausoleum
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• Mausoleum of Reza Shah
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• Mausoleum of Mir Bozorg
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• Tomb of Hadi Sabzevari
• Tomb of Hassan Modarres
• Tomb of Haydar Amuli
• Tomb of Heydar Yaghma
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• Tomb of Khajeh Rabie
• Tomb of Mir Zobeyr
• Tomb of Nader Shah
• Tomb of Pir Palandouz
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