Historic Shrines, tombs in Isfahan

Tomb of Amir Oveis
One of the most dutiful and valuable monuments of Ardestan city is the sepulcher stone of Amir Oveis which people of Ardestan known as white stone because it was made of beautiful alabaster that shines under sunshine like as silver.

Historic Shrines, tombs in Isfahan

This site places upon the hill of clay that its height is five meters highest than western road surface and places in corn of northwest of sown fields in Mahal area in Ardestan. Tow alabaster stones place horizontal and vertical on the sepulcher. There is diapering of Eslimy and Khataiy that was a sculpture on the horizontal stone and trim with Hafez and Sady poem.Memorable and notable plans are masterworks of Safavid period. Oves named as Jalalodoleh was born at 890 lunar years and he was paramount of Esmaiel Safavy government.

Saeb-e-Tabrizy Tomb
This reputed poet was laid to rest in a vicinity known as Baq-e-Takiyeh. This site has taken inspiration from the architecture of the Safavid period. The same resembles a porch with a length of 14.20 m. its width and height being 6 and 8 m. respectively, and is at an elevation of about 2 m. from ground level, with ten steps surrounding it. The ceiling is designed with mirror work, and there are two entrances to the eastern and western sides of the porch, besides pillars and arches. The tombstone is in one piece of marble, and the old tombstone is placed in the center of the grave. One of the poetical verses of this great poet has been inscribed on his tomb. Opposite this porch is a pool similar to that of the Chehel Sotune  edifice.

Baba Roknedin Tomb
This tomb is located in the cemetery of Takht-e-Poullad, to the south of the Zayandeh Rood. This structure is in shape of a pyramid with twelve panels. The current structure is of the Shah Abbas period. The exterior and facade are worked in tiles. The base of the dome is five-sided with five porches surrounding the structure below. The tomb is located in one of these porches and has a marble tombstone of over 2 m. in length and 1.16 m. in width and marble slabs with the dimensions of 163 x 89 cm. are affixed vertically around. This tomb is a relic of the Safavid era and was repaired in the year 1200 A.H.

Feyz-e-Kashany Tomb
This tomb lies to the west of the city of Kashan and near the large cemetery of the city. This tomb retained its simplicity according to the wish of the deceased, till recent years when certain renovations were performed.

Majlesi Tomb
The said tomb is located to the north-west of the Jame’ mosque of Esfahan. Besides this tomb, there are other graves belonging to other personalities of the clergy are in this vicinity. The mausoleum is decorated with tiles, paintings, and mirror work. The ancient facade has vaulted plaster, near which inscriptions dated 1093 A.H. can be noted.

Mir Emad Tomb
The tomb of one of the famed calligraphers of the ‘Nastaliq’ script, known as Emad-ol-Molk and reputedly called Mir, is located in the small courtyard of the Maqsud Bek mosque. In this tomb there is a slab of marble (70 x 35 cm.) affixed to the eastern wall, the same being engraved with verses.

Peer-e-Bakran Tomb
This tomb is situated in the village of Peer-e-Bakran in Esfahan and comprises of three sections, such as the porch, courtyard, and high ceiling. The ceiling of the porch is adorned with the ‘kufi’ script, plaster work and floral design. The tomb is to the northern side of the mausoleum and near the chamber where this personality used to preach and utilize for worship. The mausoleum is adorned with tile and plaster work and the walls between the tomb and courtyard are latticed. Here there are epigraphs in the ‘kufi’ script displaying religious verses. This structure was constructed in the year 703 A.H.

Mohtasham Kashany Tomb
This famous personality, a poet of the Safavid era has been laid to rest in Kashan. The small dome of the mausoleum is decorated in tiles, and the ceiling of the mausoleum is adorned with beautiful paintings. On the walls, verses from his poems have been inscribed in white on a navy blue background, in the ‘Nastaliq’ script.

Sohrab Sepehry Tomb
The tomb of Sohrab Sepehry, the contemporary mystic and naturalist poet is located in the village of Mashhad Ardehal village near Kashan. A romantic texture is reflected in the works of this poet.

Shahshahan Mausoleum
Shahshahan Mausoleum is a historical mausoleum in Isfahan, Iran. It is located beside Jameh mosque and is the burial place of a famous Sufi of Isfahan, Shah Alaeddin Mohammad. According to the date of Shah Alaeddin’s death, which was in the December 1446, the mausoleum was built between 1446 and 1448. Inside and outside of the mausoleum is decorated with calligraphy, plasterwork and tiling. Its dome, which had been destroyed in the recent years, has been rebuilt, but the mausoleum is still in dire need of more repair work.

Other Tombs, Esfahan
These are named as, the Mir Fendereski, Shahzadehgan, Mirza Rafia, Valleh, Homami Shirazi, Mir Majdeddin Esmaeil Babol Dashti, Seyed Hojjat-ol- Islam Shafti, Baba Qasem, Al Raashed Balleh, Nezam-ol-Molk, Shahshehan, Khatoon Abadi, Haj Mohammad Jaffar Abadehi, Aqa Hossain Khansari, Khajeh Sa’ad, Sheikh Abol Qasem Nasr Abadi and Soltan Bakht Aqa Tombs in Esfahan. The Baba Afzal-e-Kashany and the Molla Fathollah tombs in Kashan.The Seyed Vaqef tomb in the Afooshteh Village of Natanz. The Abdol Samad Natanzi (Samadiyeh) and the Mir Ahmad Nakhai (Chehel Dokhtaran) tombs in the township of    Natanz.