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Kharraqan towers
برج‌های خرقان
The Kharāghān twin towers
Religion
AffiliationMuslim
Year consecratedFirst tower 1067
Second tower 1093
Location
LocationHesar-e Valiyeasr, Qazvin Province, Iran
Architecture
Architect(s)Muhammad bin Makki al-Zanjani
Specifications
Width4 m
Height (max)13 m

The Kharraqan towers (as known as the Kharrakhan or Kharaghan towers; Persian: برج‌های خرقان) are a pair of mausolea built in 1067 and 1093, in the Kharraqan region of northern Iran, near Qazvin. They are notable for being an early example of geometric ornament,[1] an early example of double domes,[2] and one of the earlier tomb towers that appeared in the Seljuk period of medieval Iran during the 11th century.[3][2]

The octagonal brick structures stand 13 metres (43 ft) tall, and each side is 4 metres (13 ft) wide.[4] The surface of both mausolea demonstrate extensive use of geometry. The interior walls of the older mausoleum are decorated with paintings of various subjects.[5] The eastern tower dates from 1067–68, and the western tower dates from 1093.[2]

  1. ^ Grabar, Oleg (1992). The mediation of ornament. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press. pp. 142–144. ISBN 978-0691040998. OCLC 25632729.
  2. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference :2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Hillenbrand, Robert (1974). "The Development of Saljuq Tombs in Iran". The Art of Iran and Anatolia, from the 11th to the 13th Century A.D.: 40–59.
  4. ^ Ettinghausen, Richard (2001). Islamic art and architecture 650-1250. Grabar, Oleg., Jenkins, Marilyn, 1940- (2nd. ed.). New Haven, CT: Yale University Press. pp. 146. ISBN 978-0300088670. OCLC 44764251.
  5. ^ Daneshvari, Abbas (1986). Medieval tomb towers of Iran : an iconographical study. Lexington, KY, U.S.A: Mazdâ Publishers in association with Undena Publications. p. 42. ISBN 978-0939214341. OCLC 13700552.