As it stands, this tomb complex incorporates a walled courtyard leading to a prayer hall with mihrab, which in turn accesses a tomb tower beyond. The structures leading to the tower are modern; the mihrab however dates from a period contemporary to the tower. The tower is octagonal on the exterior, circular on the interior. The roof is missing; a modern dome caps the interior. The mihrab is coated in white plaster, inset with glazed and unglazed terracotta. Source:Donald N. Wilber, The Architecture of Islamic Iran, New York: Greenwood Press, 1969, p.177-178
Varamin, Iran(35.321, 51.642)
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