Minarets of Herat

E340933
architectural ensemble historical monument minaret group

The Minarets of Herat are a group of striking, slender medieval towers in Herat, Afghanistan, renowned as remnants of the city’s Timurid-era architectural and cultural heritage.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Herat school 1
Minarets of Herat canonical 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf architectural ensemble ⓘ
historical monument ⓘ
minaret group ⓘ
approximateConstructionCentury 15th century ⓘ
architecturalStyle Timurid architecture ⓘ
associatedWith Gawhar Shad ⓘ
Shah Rukh ⓘ
builtFor Goharshad Mosque ⓘ
surface form: Musalla complex of Gawhar Shad
category Islamic architecture in Afghanistan ⓘ
Timurid architecture ⓘ
Towers in Afghanistan ⓘ
condition partially ruined ⓘ
conservationStatus at risk ⓘ
country Afghanistan ⓘ
culturalContext Islamic architecture ⓘ
decorativeElement calligraphic inscriptions ⓘ
geometric patterns ⓘ
decorativeTechnique mosaic faience ⓘ
era Timurid dynasty ⓘ
surface form: Timurid period

medieval period ⓘ
function architectural accent of religious complex ⓘ
monumental marker ⓘ
hasElement cylindrical shaft ⓘ
decorated base ⓘ
inscription bands ⓘ
hasType brick minaret ⓘ
heritageOf Timurid dynasty ⓘ
surface form: Timurid Empire
locatedIn Herat ⓘ
Herat Province ⓘ
Western Afghanistan ⓘ
surface form: western Afghanistan
materialUsed baked brick ⓘ
glazed tile ⓘ
notableFor Timurid-era craftsmanship ⓘ
height ⓘ
ornate tilework ⓘ
slender proportions ⓘ
partOf Musalla complex in Herat ⓘ
surface form: Musalla complex of Herat
recognizedBy UNESCO ⓘ
region Khorasan ⓘ
surface form: Greater Khorasan (historical region)
religiousAffiliation Islam ⓘ
significance important example of Timurid architecture in Afghanistan ⓘ
symbol of Herat’s cultural heritage ⓘ
threat earthquakes ⓘ
neglect ⓘ
war damage ⓘ
tourismAttraction yes ⓘ
UNESCOStatus on Tentative List of World Heritage Sites ⓘ
visibleFrom Herat ⓘ
surface form: city of Herat

Referenced by (2)

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

Herat → hasLandmark → Minarets of Herat ⓘ
Baysunghur atelier → associatedWith → Minarets of Herat ⓘ
this entity surface form: Herat school