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Nameless Mausoleum I (Usto Alim Nasafi)

A double-domed 1390s tomb in the middle group of Shah-i-Zinda in Samarkand, attributed to the master builder Alim Nasafi.

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About the place

In the 1390s the western side of the middle group of Shah-i-Zinda was built up, and three portal-domed tombs rose on the site of the Qusamiya madrasa: this one, Nameless-2 and the tomb of Amir Burunduk. Its occupant is unknown, but the work is attributed to the master Alim Nasafi.

The cubic base carries a double dome, an inner and an outer shell on a faceted drum, and the building shows how tomb construction in the ensemble was evolving at the time. It stands a few metres from its two contemporaries on the lane of Shah-i-Zinda.

Why go

  • Attributed to the master Alim Nasafi
  • Double dome on a faceted drum
  • In the middle group of Shah-i-Zinda

Sources (4)

  1. 1.Wikidata
  2. 2.en.wikipedia.org
  3. 3.ru.wikipedia.org
  4. 4.openstreetmap.org

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