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Gonbad-e Sorkh, Maragheh

Iran

The 186th tallest tower in the world

m

The Gonbad-e Sorkh (lit. 'The Red Dome') is the name of a historic building in Maragheh, Iran, built in 1147 AD (542 AH) in the Seljuk era. The architectural style of this building is Razi style. The Gonbad-e Sorkh is one of the oldest buildings of the Islamic period in the East Azerbaijan province, which is located in the southwestern part of the city of Maragheh and it is one of the most important historical monuments of this city. The name of the founder of the building and the date of its construction can be seen from the inscription of the northern front and the name of its builder can be seen from the western inscription.

Building data from Wikidata (CC0); heights normalised. Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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