🏛️ Soltaniyeh – Tappeh Nur (Tomb Tower)
Early Ilkhanid funerary architecture within a UNESCO World Heritage Site
📋 Fast Facts
- Ilkhanid tomb tower dating to the late 13th century, likely built for Qazan Khan
- Located on an archaeological mound within the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Soltaniyeh, Iran
- Features an octagonal plan characteristic of Ilkhanid funerary architecture
- Archaeological remains reveal glazed tile decoration and structural innovations that influenced later Islamic architecture
Tappeh Nur is an archaeological mound containing the ruined remains of a Ilkhanid tomb tower situated within the ...