Mausoleum of Rukhabad

Mausoleum of Rukhabad

Mausoleum of Rukhabad

Rukhabad mausoleum
(World Heritage)

The Rukhabad Mausoleum is one of the earliest structures left intact in Samarkand from the era of Amir Timur. The mausoleum was built in the 14th century on exactly the same axis as Amir Timur's tomb. A beautiful shady avenue and a street with marble slabs connect these two constructions. The mausoleum was built over the tomb of the well-known mystical Sheikh Burhaniddin Sagarji, who was a member of an order of dervishes and who spent his life on pilgrimage. He died in China, but shortly before his death he asked his son to bury him in Samarkand. Amir Timur had a mausoleum built to perpetuate the memory of the beloved holy Sheikh. The majestic building is built in the shape of a cube with a hemispherical dome based on a massive octahedron. The mausoleum has three entrances: a north, west and south entrance. The interior is very simple - the walls are covered with alabaster plaster with a single strip of tiles over which a two-meter panel runs. A 19th century carved wooden door leads to the tomb. In the past, near the Rukhabad mausoleum, there was a pool of water with a smooth surface that reflected the outline of the building. There was also a pillared mosque.

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