Ahmadalilar Mausoleum
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| 39°25′23″N 47°20′05″E / 39.422950364898554°N 47.334605497771996°E | |
| Location | Fuzuli Rayon, Azerbaijan |
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| Type | Mausoleum |
| Completion date | 13th century |
Ahmadalilar Mausoleum (Template:Lang-az) is a mausoleum in the Əhmədalılar village of Fuzuli Rayon, Azerbaijan. It was built in the 13th century.[1]
Architecture
The mausoleum is octahedral and covered with a cloistered vault.[2] It is identical to Sheykh Babi Yagub Mausoleum located not far away.[1] It is a part of a group of octahedral mausoleums including Shaykh Babi Yagub Mausoleum in Fuzuli Rayon, Seyid Yahya Bakuvi Mausoleum in Baku, a mausoleum in Hazra village of Qusar Rayon and others.[3]
Its internal area is divided into a burial vault and a spacious upper cell. There are two portals, decorated with geometrical ornaments. There is no ciborium in the upper cell.[2]
References
- ^ a b Борис Владимирович Иогансон. (1962). Искусство стран и народов мира: краткая художественная енциклопедия : архитектура, живопись, скульптура, графика, декоративное искусство. Vol. 1. Советская энциклопедия. p. 52.
- ^ a b Леонид Семенович Бретаницкий. (1966). Зодчество Азербайджана XII-XV вв. и его место в архитектуре Переднего Востока. Наука, Главная редакция восточной литературы. p. 556.
- ^ Микаэль Алескерович Усейнов. (1963). История архитектуры Азербайджана. Государственное издательство литературы по строительству, архитектуре и строительным материалам. p. 101.