Tomb of Shaykh Aminuddin Gabriel
Religion
AffiliationTwelver Shi'a
ProvinceArdabil Province
Location
LocationArdabil, Iran
Tomb of Shaykh Aminuddin Gabriel is located in Iran
Tomb of Shaykh Aminuddin Gabriel
Shown within Iran
SectorKalkhuran Sheykh
Geographic coordinates38°17′17″N 48°17′43″E / 38.2880371°N 48.2952537°E / 38.2880371; 48.2952537
Architecture
Typemausoleum
StyleSafavid
Completed1622
Specifications
Length24 metres
Width8.14 metres
Materialsbricks

The Tomb of Shaykh Aminuddin Gabriel (Persian: آرامگاه سید امین‌الدین جبراییل) is a 17th-century mausoleum located in the village of Kalkhuran Sheykh in Ardabil, Iran.

It is built over the grave of Amin al-Din Jibrail, the father of the famous mystic Safi-ad-din Ardabili, and was first constructed in 1622.[1] It is number 65 on the list of Iran's national monuments.[2]

Architecture

Architectural plan of the mausoleum

The mausoleum is built from brick, and is octagonal in shape.[2] It is situated in the center of a garden, with an area of approximately 30,000 square metres.[3] The area of the building is approximately 196 square metres, from its northern to southern facade.[3]

A view of the inside the tomb, the grave of Amin al-Din Jibrail in the foreground of the view, and the muqarnas plasterwork on the inside of the roof surface in the background of the view

Inside the mausoleum, there is elaborate muqarnas plasterwork done on the inner surface of the roof and the dome.[3][2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "The Tomb of Kalkhoran by Vida Amani | Pattern in Islamic Art". patterninislamicart.com. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
  2. 1 2 3 نیوز, اخبار روز ایران و جهان | آفتاب. "تصاویر| آرامگاه «سید امین الدین جبرائیل»". fa (in Persian). Retrieved 2023-12-12.
  3. 1 2 3 قرآن, IQNA | خبرگزاری بین المللی. "معرفی بقعه شیخ امین الدین جبرائیل کلخوران اردبیل". fa (in Persian). Retrieved 2023-12-12.
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