Timurid architecture

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Islamic architecture architectural style cultural heritage

Timurid architecture is a distinctive Islamic architectural style that flourished in Central Asia and Iran in the 14th–15th centuries, noted for its grand scale, double-shelled domes, and lavish use of turquoise and blue tilework.

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Label Occurrences
Timurid architecture canonical 20
Timurid period 4
Timurid cultural renaissance 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic architecture ⓘ
architectural style ⓘ
cultural heritage ⓘ
associatedWith Timurid dynasty ⓘ
surface form: Timurid Empire
developedUnderRuler Shahrukh Mirza ⓘ
surface form: Shah Rukh

Timur ⓘ
Ulugh Beg ⓘ
flourishedInCentury 14th century ⓘ
15th century ⓘ
flourishedInRegion Central Asia ⓘ
Iran ⓘ
hasCharacteristic axial symmetry ⓘ
double-shelled domes ⓘ
epigraphic ornament ⓘ
extensive tile decoration ⓘ
floral arabesques ⓘ
geometric ornament ⓘ
grand scale ⓘ
monumental portals ⓘ
muqarnas decoration ⓘ
slender minarets ⓘ
tall pishtaqs ⓘ
influenced Mughal architecture ⓘ
Ottoman architecture ⓘ
Safavid art ⓘ
surface form: Safavid architecture
influencedBy Central Asian architecture ⓘ
Ilkhanid art ⓘ
surface form: Ilkhanid architecture

Persian architecture ⓘ
notableCityCenter Herat ⓘ
Mashhad ⓘ
Samarkand ⓘ
Tabriz ⓘ
notableExample Bibi-Khanym Mosque ⓘ
Blue Mosque of Tabriz ⓘ
Goharshad Mosque ⓘ
Gur-e-Amir ⓘ
surface form: Gur-e Amir

Registan ensemble ⓘ
Shah-i-Zinda necropolis ⓘ
period late medieval period ⓘ
religiousContext Sunni Islam ⓘ
typicalBuildingType khanqah ⓘ
madrasa ⓘ
mausoleum ⓘ
mosque ⓘ
palace ⓘ
usesMaterial brick ⓘ
cobalt-blue tile ⓘ
glazed tile ⓘ
stucco ⓘ
turquoise tile ⓘ

Referenced by (26)

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Timurid dynasty → hasArchitecturalStyle → Timurid architecture ⓘ
Shahrukh Mirza → partOf → Timurid architecture ⓘ
this entity surface form: Timurid cultural renaissance
Herat → architecturalStyle → Timurid architecture ⓘ
Shahrisabz → architecturalStyle → Timurid architecture ⓘ
Mughal architecture → hasInfluenceFrom → Timurid architecture ⓘ
Seljuk architecture → influenced → Timurid architecture ⓘ
Jami → era → Timurid architecture ⓘ
this entity surface form: Timurid period
Musalla complex in Herat → architecturalStyle → Timurid architecture ⓘ
Po-i-Kalyan complex → significantPeriod → Timurid architecture ⓘ
this entity surface form: Timurid period
Amir Chakhmaq Complex → era → Timurid architecture ⓘ
this entity surface form: Timurid period
Jameh Mosque of Yazd → architecturalStyle → Timurid architecture ⓘ
Ulugh Beg observatory → architecturalStyle → Timurid architecture ⓘ
subject surface form: Ulugh Beg Observatory
Herat Citadel → architecturalStyle → Timurid architecture ⓘ
Herat Citadel → rebuiltDuring → Timurid architecture ⓘ
this entity surface form: Timurid period
Kesh → notableFor → Timurid architecture ⓘ
Kesh → hasArchaeologicalRemains → Timurid architecture ⓘ
this entity surface form: Timurid palaces
Gur-e-Amir → architecturalStyle → Timurid architecture ⓘ
Registan → architecturalStyle → Timurid architecture ⓘ
Registan ensemble → architecturalStyle → Timurid architecture ⓘ
Bibi-Khanym Mosque → architecturalStyle → Timurid architecture ⓘ
Kas → hasArchitecturalStyle → Timurid architecture ⓘ
Gawhar Shad → influenced → Timurid architecture ⓘ
Gawhar Shad → architecturalStyle → Timurid architecture ⓘ
Minarets of Herat → architecturalStyle → Timurid architecture ⓘ
Minarets of Herat → category → Timurid architecture ⓘ
House of Timur → hasArchitecturalStyle → Timurid architecture ⓘ