Al-Rashid Mausoleum

Al-Rashid Mausoleum
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Basic information
Location Isfahan, Iran
Geographic coordinates 32°37′47″N 51°43′05″E / 32.629728°N 51.718175°E / 32.629728; 51.718175Coordinates: 32°37′47″N 51°43′05″E / 32.629728°N 51.718175°E / 32.629728; 51.718175
Province Isfahan
Municipality Isfahan
Architectural description
Architectural type Mausoleum
Dome(s) 1
Minaret(s) 0

Al-Rashid Mausoleum(Persian: آرامگاه الراشدبالله‎‎) is a historical mausoleum in Isfahan, Iran. It dates back to the Seljukid era and is located on the northern bank of Zayanderud beside the Shahrestan bridge. This structure is the burial place of Al-Rashid, the 30th Abbasid caliph, who left his palace and fled from Baghdad to Isfahan, when Mahmud of Ghazni captured Baghdad. Two years later, Al-Rashid was stabbed and killed by Hashshashins in 1138. The only decorative element of the mausoleum is a stucco Kufic inscription.[1]

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References

  1. ↑ Hosseyn Yaghoubi (2004). Arash Beheshti, ed. Rāhnamā ye Safar be Ostān e Esfāhān(Travel Guide for the Province Isfahan) (in Persian). Rouzane. p. 118. ISBN 964-334-218-2.
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