Mirali Mausoleum
| Mirəli türbəsi | |
| Location | Fuzuli Rayon, Azerbaijan |
|---|---|
| Type | Mausoleum |
| Beginning date | 14th century |
Mirali mausoleum (Azerbaijani: Mirəli türbəsi) – is a mausoleum in Ashaghi Veysalli village in Fuzuli Rayon of Azerbaijan. The mausoleum was constructed in the beginning of the 14th century.[1] The name of the mausoleum is famous in legends. It was located near an old road between Beylagan and Barda, a stone’s throw from the center of Fizuli Rayon.[2]
Architecture
Mirali mausoleum is a tower-type mausoleum. Narrow cylindrical housing of the mausoleum with diameter of 5 meters and a conic ending of 15 meters heights is built from rows of thoroughly dressed and bedded stone. A well-composed housing with a conic marquee, which is covered with excellently dressed stone plates and decorated with a portal with shaped margin and a woven twist under foundation of the marquee, stands on a short, three-laddered pedestal. The marquee is constructed from thoroughly bedded stone plates.
- Mirali Mausoleum
Entrance of the mausoleum
References
- ↑ Борис Владимирович Иогансон. (1962). Искусство стран и народов мира: краткая художественная енциклопедия : архитектура, живопись, скульптура, графика, декоративное искусство. 1. Советская энциклопедия. p. 52.
- ↑ Леонид Семенович Бретаницкий. (1966). Зодчество Азербайджана XII-XV вв. и его место в архитектуре Переднего Востока. Наука, Главная редакция восточной литературы. p. 185.
Coordinates: 39°41′50″N 47°11′53″E / 39.69722°N 47.19806°E