Imamzadah 'Ali ibn Ja'far al-Sadiq
Qum, Iran

One of numerous tomb towers in Qum, the Imamzade Ali ibn Ja'far traces an octagonal plan both on the exterior and interior. It is crowned with a sixteen-side tent dome, hemispherical on the interior. Polychrome painted plaster with low relief carving decorates the interior surfaces.

Source:

Donald N. Wilber, The Architecture of Islamic Iran: The Il Khanid Period. New York: Greenwood Press, 1969, 132-133

Location

Qum, Iran

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Events

1301-1339

Style Periods

1256-1353

Additional Names

Ali bin Ja'far al-Sadiq Imamzade
Tomb of Muhammad ibn Musa al-Kazem
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