Imamzadeh Mausoleum (Barda)

Imamzadeh Mausoleum
Azerbaijani: İmamzadə türbəsi
The exterior of the mausoleum and mosque, in 2006
Religion
AffiliationIslam
Ecclesiastical or organisational status
Location
LocationBarda
CountryAzerbaijan
Imamzadeh Mausoleum (Barda) is located in Azerbaijan
Imamzadeh Mausoleum (Barda)
Location of the mausoleum and mosque in Azerbaijan
Geographic coordinates40°20′N 47°10′E / 40.333°N 47.167°E / 40.333; 47.167
Architecture
Architect(s)Karbalayi Safikhan Karabakhi (1868)
StyleArran School of Architecture
Completed
  • 14th century (mausoleum)
  • 18th century (mosque)
Specifications
Dome(s)One
Minaret(s)Four
MaterialsStone; brick; tiles

The Imamzadeh Mausoleum (Azerbaijani: İmamzadə türbəsi) is an Islamic monument which consists of a mausoleum and mosque, located in the center of Barda, Azerbaijan. The monument, which was the only building completed in Azerbaijan in the 14th century with four minarets, was in the form of a pilgrimage mausoleum, according to Dorn,[citation needed] an academic. A mosque was built around it in the 18th century.[1]

  1. ^ Bərdə İmamzadəsi: layihənin icrası başa çatır: İki sahil (in Azerbaijani). March 19, 2015. p. 21.

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