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Turkmenabad Landmarks - Allamberdar Mausoleum


 

The Mausoleum of Allamberadar ( Almutasir) is an 11th-century monument of architecture. The building of the mausoleum is largest among the existing early structures of Northern Khurasan . I ts architecture reflects specific features of Central Asian monumental architecture of the "Golden Age" ( the epoch of Seljukids ). F irst ly , it is the significant sizes of a building. Secondly - an unusual facade decoration . The facade of the mausoleum is richly decorated with a n ornamental laying with fancy carved little bricks . The portal stands out from the basic building massive . A pure brick texture of the entire interior makes the mausoleum look slightly strict and solemn. Inside the mausoleum there is only one room with a false gravestone - the archeologists have not found any burials under and around the monument.

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