Alaviyan Dome

The Alaviyan Dome (Persian: گنبد علویان, romanized: Gunbad-i Alayvian)^[a] is a mausoleum located in the city of Hamadan, in the province of Hamadan, Iran.^[1] A green colored dome once decorated the top of the building, as the poet Khaqani refers to the building as "the green dome", but has been destroyed by the passing of time.^[2]

Alaviyan Dome
گنبد علویان
Religion
Affiliation	Islam
Ecclesiastical or organisational status	Mausoleum
Status	Active
Location
Location	Hamadan, Hamadan province
Country	Iran
Location of the mausoleum in Iran
Geographic coordinates	34°48′13″N 48°30′37″E
Architecture
Type	Islamic architecture
Style	Seljuk (possibly) Ilkhanid (possibly)
Completed	12th–14th century CE
Specifications
Length	12.8 m (42 ft)
Width	12.25 m (40.2 ft)
Height (max)	11.5 m (38 ft)
Dome(s)	One: since demolished
Iran National Heritage List
Official name	Alaviyan Dome
Type	Built
Designated	6 January 1932
Reference no.	94
Conservation organization	Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization of Iran

The mausoleum was added to the Iran National Heritage List on 6 January 1932, administered by the Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization of Iran.^[3]

Architecture

This structure is square on both the exterior and the interior. The plan incorporates an unusual stellar flange that protrudes from each exterior corner, rising to a height lower than the main mass. The period of construction is contested, ranging from late-12th century, during the Seljuk era to 14th century Mongol. Donald Wilber estimated that the building was completed in c. 1315 CE. Rich ornamentation covers the exterior; terracotta and stucco form inscriptions, and geometric and brick bonding patterns. The interior is plaster coated, with areas of carved stucco in high relief.^[4]

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See also

• Iran portal
• Islam portal

• List of mausoleums in Iran
• List of towers in Iran
• Islam in Iran

Notes

1. Also variously known as the Gonbad-e Alaviyan, the Gonbad-e ʿAlawiān, the Gonbad-e Alaviyyan, the Gunbad-i Alaviyyan, the Alaviyyan Dome, the Alaviyan Mausoleum, the Alaviyan Tomb, the Gunbad-i Alaviyan, the Gombad-e Alavian, and the Gunbad-i-Alayivan.