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(CHN)
-- The restoration of the tallest brick dome of Iran will
start in a near future by the restoration experts of the
Cultural Heritage and Tourism Organization of the northern
province of Golestan.
A tomb tower in Gonbad-e-Kavus in Golestan province is
called Mil Gonbad, or Gonbad-e Qabus. This tomb tower was
built by order of Shams ol-ma’ali Qabus ibn-e Woshmgir-e
Ziyar, one of the Ziyarid rulers of Iran, in the early
years of the 11th century in order to be his tomb forever.
In addition to being a brilliant warrior of his time,
Qabus was well known as a poet, a philosopher, and a
student of astronomy; his most famous book is Qabus Nameh.
72 meters tall, Mil Gonbad overlooks the plains of Central
Asia from one side, and the Caspian Sea from the other. It
can be claimed as the world’s tallest brick dome.
“The restoration plan of Gonbad-e Qabus is prepared by
the restoration experts of the province and will be
delivered to the Cultural Heritage and Tourism
Organization of Iran in a near future,” says Jebrael
Nokandeh, , an archaeologist and expert of the Cultural
Heritage and Tourism Organization of Golestan province.
Today the restoration of the dome is an urgent matter,
with humidity threatening many parts of the building.
The Cultural Heritage and Tourism Organization of Iran is
planning to inscribe it on the UNESCO List of World
Heritage.
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