INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
TEHRAN-- A budget has been allocated for the study plans of the UNESCO-registered Soltanieh, which supports the third-largest brick dome in
the world.There has actually been an allowance of one trillion rials ($2.5 million) for the study plans and conservation jobs of the
14th-century masterpiece in Zanjan province, the provincial tourist chief has said.Over the next 3 years, the budget plan will be spent on
the related projects, Seyyed Saeid Safavi explained on Friday.Meaning Town of the Sultans , Soltanieh was briefly the capital of Persias
Ilkhanid dynasty (a branch of the Mongol dynasty) during the 14th century
It is positioned in Zanjan province, northwest Iran.Experts think that the brick dome is the earliest extant example of its type and became
an essential recommendation for the later development of the Islamic dome
The incredibly rich interior of the mausoleum, which includes glazed tiles, brickwork, marquetry, or styles in inlaid products, stucco, and
frescoes, illustrates an important motion towards more fancy products and themes.The 14th-century structure, which is likewise famed as the
Mausoleum of Oljaytu, is highly recognized as an architectural masterpiece, especially due to its innovative double-shelled dome and
sophisticated interior decor
The extremely imposing dome stands about 50 meters high from its base
A great-grandson of Hulegu, founder of the Il-Khanid dynasty, Oljaytu was a Mongol ruler who, after dabbling in different religious beliefs,
embraced the Shia name Mohammed Khodabandeh.Soltaniehs decoration is such remarkable that scholars, including A.U
Pope, explained it as expecting the Taj Mahal
It is the earliest existing example of the double-shelled dome in Iran.As pointed out by the UN cultural body, the Mausoleum of Oljaytu is a
necessary link and crucial monument in the advancement of Islamic architecture in central and western Asia
Here, the Ilkhanids further developed ideas that had actually been advanced during the classical Seljuk phase (11th to early 13th
centuries), throughout which the arts of Iran got distinction in the Islamic world, thereby setting the phase for the Timurid duration (late
14th to 15th centuries), among the most fantastic periods in Islamic art.According to UNESCO, excavations performed in the 790-ha Mausoleum
of Oljaytus home have actually exposed extra vestiges of the old city, and a large part of this property has actually retained its
As the ancient capital of the Ilkhanid dynasty, Soltanieh represents an exceptional statement to the history of the 13th and 14th centuries
