Momine-Khatun

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Momine-Khatun

 

a mausoleum in Nakhichevan’, an outstanding example of medieval Azerbaijani architecture. Erected in 1186 by the architect Adzhemi, the mausoleum is a tower-like ten-sided brick building; it is 25 m tall. The sides are decorated with Kufic inscriptions and geometric and foliage designs of unglazed and glazed turquoise bricks.

REFERENCE

Bretanitskii, L. S. Zodchestvo Azerbaidzhana 12–15 vv. i ego mesto v arkhitekture Perednego Vostoka. Moscow, 1966. Pages 105–10.

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