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Exterior view of large domed shrine with monumental iwan, with a smaller domed shrine seen behind
Detail of wall with decorative tile panels
View of portal recess with carved stucco decoration, looking southwest
Detail of portal recess showing carved stucco decoration
Interior view looking up at dome and transition zone of squinch-net vaulting, with painted decoration
Interior view looking up at dome and transition zone of squinch-net vaulting, with painted decoration
Interior view looking up at dome and transition zone of squinch-net vaulting, with painted decoration
Interior view of dome chamber showing headstone with cage behind
Headstone in dome chamber

Abu'l Qasim Shrine
Herat, Afghanistan

See:

Knobloch, Edgar. 2002. The Architecture and Archaeology of Afghanistan. UK: Tempus Publishing, 147.
Location
North of the citadel, on the road to Gawhar Shad's Musalla Complex, opposite Shahzade Abdullah Mausoleum, Herat, Afghanistan
Associated Names
Herat
Herat
Afghanistan
place
Events
1492
Style Periods
Timurid
1370-1506
Variant Names
Ziarat-i Shahzade Abu'l Qasim
Variant
Mazar-e Abu'l Qasim
Variant
Building Usages
mausoleum
funerary
shrine
religious
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Abu'l Qasim Shrine
Herat, Afghanistan
See:

Knobloch, Edgar. 2002. The Architecture and Archaeology of Afghanistan. UK: Tempus Publishing, 147.
Location
North of the citadel, on the road to Gawhar Shad's Musalla Complex, opposite Shahzade Abdullah Mausoleum, Herat, Afghanistan
Images & Videos
Exterior view of large domed shrine with monumental iwan, with a smaller domed shrine seen behind
IMG08910
B & W print
Detail of wall with decorative tile panels
IMG08911
B & W print
View of portal recess with carved stucco decoration, looking southwest
IMG12796
B & W print
Detail of portal recess showing carved stucco decoration
IMG12797
B & W print
Interior view looking up at dome and transition zone of squinch-net vaulting, with painted decoration
IMG12798
B & W print
Interior view looking up at dome and transition zone of squinch-net vaulting, with painted decoration
IMG12799
B & W print
Interior view looking up at dome and transition zone of squinch-net vaulting, with painted decoration
IMG12873
B & W print
Interior view of dome chamber showing headstone with cage behind
IMG12874
B & W print
Headstone in dome chamber
IMG12875
B & W print
Associated Names
Herat
Herat
Afghanistan
place
Events
1492
Style Periods
Timurid
1370-1506
Variant Names
Ziarat-i Shahzade Abu'l Qasim
Variant
Mazar-e Abu'l Qasim
Variant
Building Usages
mausoleum
funerary
shrine
religious
Terms of use
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