Mausoleum of Omar Khayyám

The Mausoleum of Omar Khayyám; is a mausoleum of white marble erected over Omar Khayyám's headstone, located on the south-east of the city of Nishapur, in the northeastern province of Razavi Khorasan, Iran. The mausoleum is a symbol of contemporary Iranian architecture. Commissioned by Reza Shah, designed by Hooshang Seyhoun, and completed in 1963, during the Pahlavi era, the structure was added to the Iran National Heritage List on 9 December 1975, administered by the Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization of Iran. The design of the mausoleum has become one of the main symbols of the city and a known work of contemporary Iranian architecture, visible on the coat of arms of the University of Neyshabur, Neyshabur University of Medical Sciences (NUMS), and other public, civil and private organizations of the city.

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