Samanid Mausoleum

Samanid Mausoleum

Infobox Historic building


caption= Ismail Samani mausoleum in
name= Ismail Samani Mausoleum
location_town= Bukhara
location_country= Uzbekistan
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construction_start_date= 892 CE
completion_date= 943 CE
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style= Islamic|

The Samanid mausoleum is located in the historical urban nucleus of the city of Bukhara, in a park laid out on the site of an ancient cemetery. This mausoleum, one of the most esteemed sights of Central Asian architecture, was built in the 9th (10th) century (between 892 and 943) as the resting-place of Ismail Samani - the founder of the Samanid dynasty, the last Persian dynasty to rule in Central Asia, which held the city in the 9th and 10th centuries. Although in the first instance the Samanids were Governors of Khorasan and "Ma wara'u'n-nahr" under the suzerainty of the Abbasid Caliphate, the dynasty soon established virtual independence from Baghdad.

For many years the lower part of the mausoleum remained under a two-meter high layer of sediment. Now the foundation has been cleared of these obstacles and the mausoleum, fully restored, is open for observation from all sides as was initially planned by the builders.

The monument marks a new era in the development of Central Asian architecture, which was revived after the Arab conquest of the region. The architects continued to use an ancient tradition of baked brick construction, but to a much higher standard than had been seen before. The construction and artistic details of the brickwork ( [http://www.pagetour.narod.ru/bukhara/bu/Samanid_Mausoleum3.htm see picture] ), are still enormously impressive, and display traditional features dating back to pre-Islamic culture.

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See also

* Lyab-i Hauz
* Po-i-Kalyan
* Tourism in Uzbekistan

External links

* [http://www.pagetour.narod.ru/bukhara/index.htm Bukhara historical sights, photos, information.]
* [http://www.pagetour.narod.ru/bukhara/bu/Samanid_Mausoleum1.htm Bukhara, Samanid Mausoleum photos, information] [http://www.pagetour.narod.ru/bukhara/map.html , location]

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