Project Description
The most majestic architectural monument of Merv is Sultan Sanjar mausoleum called "Dar-al-Akhir" ("Otherworld"). His whole appearance it represents the highest achievements and flourishing Seljuk power. Sultan Sanjar Mausoleum is located in the center of the settlement Sultan Kala. Nearby are large monumental buildings - the palaces of Seljuk rulers and a mosque.
Mausoleum of Sultan Sanjar - a true medieval skyscraper, cubical, topped with a two-level dome with turquoise encasement. Under the dome run three-tiered, through the gallery, in the form of alternating openwork arches. C imvolicheski dome meant the sky and seemed to be "floating" in the air. The architecture of the Mausoleum of Sultan Sanjar admire the amazing harmony of proportions and symmetry. Wall thickness in the base – 5 m . The length of the wall of the mausoleum stretched on 27 m . About bschaya height of the mausoleum is 38 m.
The mausoleum was built on the orders of Sultan Sanjar Muizeddina. AT 1157 g. he was buried. but, at 1221 city, when Mongolian troops took the fort besieged Merv, Sultan dust was reburied, and, place and time remain unknown. In this way, under the tombstone of the mausoleum remained empty.
Mausoleum of Sultan Sanjar, Merv, TurkmenystanMavzoley Sultan Sanjar, Merv, TurkmenystanMavzoley Sultan Sanjar, Merv, Turkmenistan
But until now, the Arabic inscription on its facade reads: "This place is ennobled by the remains of, who was called Sultan Sanjar, of the descendants of the Seljuk Turks… He was at one time just, Alexander the Great, He was a patron of scholars and poets, and he was admitted to the Islamic world in a state of prosperity and happiness through science and art ".
The mausoleum is a place of pilgrimage for thousands of faithful, not even speaking about, it is the main object of attraction for foreign tourists.
by the way, in the people there is the tale of Sultan Sanjar mausoleum ... "In ancient times, he fell in love with the celestial witch - Peri. In response to a proposal to marry the earthly man replied peri: "I can become thine only, if you fulfill my three conditions. first: You can not hug my waist. second: you can not look at my feet, when I run. third: can not see, like combs. Sultan Sandzhar prinyal conditions and zhenilsya Perry. But, curiosity was so strong, he violated all three conditions. Embracing the beautiful maiden's waist, he found out, that peri no bones.
podsmotrev, she runs, Sultan realized, that peri hovers above the ground, but, violating the third condition, he saw, that the magician can remove the head, put it on the table, and the golden comb. finding deception, Perry and scary razgnevalasy, turned into a white bird, He rose high in the sky. Sultan Sanjar tearfully asked her: "I will die, Unless I see you ". Disappearing in the clouds, bird said: "If you want to see me, you have to build in the center of the highest and most beautiful building. On top of the dome leave a hole. Every Friday, I'll look into it, and you can see me. So, This mausoleum was built thanks to the celestial peri ".
