Alavian (Gonbad-e-Alavian) tomb, interesting 12th century mausoleum, belonging to the late Seljuk period, is a four-sided structure who houses the tombs of two of the members of the Alavian family. The dome of this structure had been artistically worked with plaster, but through the ages is no more.

Mausoleul Alavian (Gonbad-e-Alavian), mormânt construit în secolul XII, aparţinând perioadei selgiucide, este o structură patrată care adăposteşte mormintele a doi membri ai familiei Alavian. Domul artistic lucrat cu stuc n-a rezistat vremii.

Externally, the structure has been decoratively inlaid with bricks placed in a diamond pattern. The remains of a beautiful inscription, also in embossed brick, written in the 'kufic' script can be observed on the outer wall and columns.

În exterior mausoleul a fost decorat cu cărămizi aparente aşezate în formă de diamant. Ce a mai rămas din frumoasele inscripţii în stil kufic (modele realizate tot din cărămidă) se poate vedea pe zid şi coloane.

Inscriptions have been carved into the brick in Kufic script. Ornamental Kufic inscriptions used decoratively (and meaninglessly) in architecture

Inscripţii ornamentale în scriere cufică, cu scop decorativ şi religios

The entrance to this tomb is also worth attention.

Intrarea în acest mausoleu merită, de asemenea, o atenţie mărită.

The interior looks attractive with stucco ornamentation on it. There are whirling floral motifs along with beautiful geometric designs

Pereţii interiori sunt bogat ornamentaţi cu stucatură cu complicate motive florale sau desene geometrice

Clădirea construită iniţial ca moschee, în timpul dinastiei Alavian, a fost transformată apoi în mausoleu al familiei, adăugându-i-se o criptă. Decoraţia interioară cu stuc sau cărămidă aparentă ca şi decoraţia exterioară cu scriere cufică a fost adăugată în perioada Ilkhanidă (1256–1353) şi ulterior

The tombs inside are dedicated to two of the Alavian family members who ruled over Hamadan for two centuries. A spiral staircase leads to the crypt under the tower. The tombs are situated under the domed ceiling of the cellar, and worked in blue tiles.

Mormintele sunt ale familiei Alavian care a condus Hamadanul aproape două secole. O scară în spirală duce la cripta de sub clădire, la mormintele îmbrăcate în plăci de ceramică

The santur (also santūr, santour, santoor ) is a hammered dulcimer, of Babylonian origin. It has strong resemblances to the Indian santoor. It is a trapezoid-shaped box often made of walnut or different exotic woods. The original classical santur has 72 strings. The can be roughly described as one hundred strings in Persian. The oval-shaped mallets (Mezrabs) are feather-weight and are held between the index and middle fingers. A typical santur has two sets of bridges, providing a range of approximately three octaves.

ancient Babylon (1600-911 BCE) and neo-Assyria (911-612 BCE)

painting from the Hasht-Behesht Palace in Isfahan Iran, 1669

Sound: Bedah-E Navzai Santur

Iran

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