Qurban Dome (also known as Borj E Qorban or Qurban Menar) is located in eastern Hamadan of Iran. This is a twelve sided brick tower and a place of pilgrimage. It is said to contain the grave of Hafez Abol Ala of Hamadan ( 12th century AD). The tombstone inside the dome is from the Safavid period, but the building itself with its pyramidal cupola cannot be attributed to periods later than the 13th century.Apparently, there is no relation between the tombstone and the main building that is a plain brick structure without any inscriptions. stuccoes and adornments.here below video has an Urdu introduction and description of this historical building in Iran and in 1976 this tower was listed in list of Iranian National Historical Heritage.
Mar 30, 2014
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