Gur-e-Amir

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architectural monument mausoleum

Gur-e-Amir is the grand mausoleum in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, that serves as the resting place and architectural monument of the conqueror Timur (Tamerlane) and his descendants.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Gur-e Amir 2
Gur-e-Amir canonical 1
Gur-e-Amir Mausoleum 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf architectural monument ⓘ
mausoleum ⓘ
architecturalStyle Islamic architecture ⓘ
Timurid architecture ⓘ
builder Timur ⓘ
builtFor Muhammad Sultan ⓘ
burialPlaceOf Miranshah ⓘ
Muhammad Sultan ⓘ
Shah Rukh ⓘ
Timur ⓘ
surface form: Tamerlane

Timur ⓘ
Ulugh Beg ⓘ
other Timurid dynasty members ⓘ
constructionEnd 1404 ⓘ
constructionStart 1403 ⓘ
continent Asia ⓘ
country Uzbekistan ⓘ
dedicatedTo Timur ⓘ
dynasty Timurid dynasty ⓘ
era Timurid dynasty ⓘ
surface form: Timurid era
function mausoleum ⓘ
hasDome true ⓘ
hasMinaret true ⓘ
heritageCriteria UNESCO cultural criteria ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ
heritageStatus protected monument of Uzbekistan ⓘ
inception early 15th century ⓘ
influenced Humayun's Tomb ⓘ
Taj Mahal ⓘ
locatedIn Central Asia ⓘ
Samarkand ⓘ
Samarkand Region ⓘ
material brick ⓘ
glazed tiles ⓘ
jade cenotaph ⓘ
marble ⓘ
onyx ⓘ
meaningOfName Tomb of the Commander ⓘ
nativeName Gur-e-Amir self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Gur-e Amir
nativeNameLanguage fa ⓘ
notableFeature azure ribbed dome ⓘ
glazed tilework ⓘ
inscription bands ⓘ
muqarnas decoration ⓘ
tall portal iwan ⓘ
partOf Samarkand ⓘ
surface form: Samarkand – Crossroad of Cultures
religion Islam ⓘ
significance prototype for later Mughal mausoleums ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Timur → burialPlace → Gur-e-Amir ⓘ
Samarkand → hasLandmark → Gur-e-Amir ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gur-e-Amir Mausoleum
Timurid architecture → notableExample → Gur-e-Amir ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gur-e Amir
Gur-e-Amir → nativeName → Gur-e-Amir self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gur-e Amir
Samarkand Region → hasTourismAttraction → Gur-e-Amir ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gur-e-Amir mausoleum (in Samarkand)