Kharraqan towers
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The Kharraqan towers are a pair of 11th-century Seljuk brick mausoleums in northwestern Iran, renowned for their innovative double-shell domes and intricate geometric brickwork.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kharraqan towers canonical | 1 |
| eastern Kharraqan tower | 1 |
| western Kharraqan tower | 1 |
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic funerary architecture
ⓘ
Seljuk architecture ⓘ mausoleum complex ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Seljuk Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Seljuk
|
| builderDynasty |
Seljuk Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Seljuk dynasty
|
| category |
Seljuk architecture in Iran
ⓘ
mausoleums in Iran ⓘ towers in Iran ⓘ |
| constructionCentury | 11th century ⓘ |
| constructionPeriod | Seljuk period ⓘ |
| country | Iran ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Persian ⓘ |
| decorativeTechnique | baked brick relief ⓘ |
| era | medieval Islamic period ⓘ |
| function | mausoleum ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalFeature |
double-shell dome
ⓘ
inscription bands ⓘ intricate geometric brickwork ⓘ muqarnas decoration ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Kharraqan towers
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
eastern Kharraqan tower
Kharraqan towers self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
western Kharraqan tower
|
| heritageStatus | national heritage site of Iran ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Qazvin Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northwestern Iran ⓘ |
| locatedNear | village of Kharraqan ⓘ |
| materialUsed | brick ⓘ |
| notableFor |
complex geometric brick patterns
ⓘ
early use of double-shell domes in Islamic architecture ⓘ innovative structural design ⓘ |
| numberOfStructures | 2 ⓘ |
| planType | polygonal plan ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
eastern Kharraqan tower
this entity surface form:
western Kharraqan tower