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Gonbad-e Sorkh

1147 · 12th century

The Gonbad-e Sorkh, or Red Dome, is a brick tomb tower built in 1147–48 in Maragheh, north-western Iran, under the Ahmadili rulers. Square in plan, with a domed chamber above a crypt, it is decorated with intricate patterned brickwork and touches of glazed tile. Maragheh has several other medieval tomb towers of the Seljuk and Mongol periods.

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Ahmadili dynasty

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Gonbad-e Sorkh. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/gonbad-e-sorkh
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