Gonbad Qābūs, Iran
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The highest brick tower in the world Looking somewhat like a rocket ship about to take off from its artificial hill, this enigmatic tower is reputed to be the world's tallest structure built exclusively of unglazed, fired brick and Iran's earliest building bearing its own date. Brick panels with a Kufic inscription date the tower to 1006-7 A.D. and give the name of the Ziyard Dynasty amir commissioning the tower, Qabus ibn Wushmgir. The tall, tapering, cylindrical tower, including its platform rises to 236 feet. Ten right angle buttresses attached to the cylindrical tower form the ground plan of a decagon. Topping the tower is a conical, brick roof with a small window opening to the east. While the inscription calls the tower a "castle," the interior is totally vacant with no visible signs it was ever intended as a living space nor that access to the top was ever planned. Also, long thought to have been built as the tomb of Qabus, excavations have revealed no signs of any burial. Declared a protected site in 1930, it was later cited by Iran's cultural heritage organization in 1975. In 2012 it was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Although now surrounded by a somewhat nondescript city of the same name, this magnificent and historically important tower is well worth a special side trip when visiting Iran.
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The only historical site around there... I loved the tree day trip to Golestan province because of great nature..
The mil-e Gonbad is the tallest brick tower in the world and is known as the best work of human engineering history. Gonbad Qabus is a historical monument dating back to the 4th century AH, which is located in the city of Gonbad-e-Kavos in Golestan province. The building, which is the world's tallest brick tower, is located above ground slopes that are 15 meters taller than Earth. The height is 72 meters.
Just Try to step on the circle (on the pic) and face on the tower, then talk! this is Just Amazing! you have to experience what i'm saying!
Open street map Gonbad-e Qabus The Mil-e Gonbad, Gonbad-e Qabus, Iran ZOOM - Open a large version of this image The Mil-e Gonbad. City in northeastern Iran with 120,000 inhabitants (2005 estimate), in the Golestan province, at an elevation of about 60 metres, on the Gorgan river. It is predominantly a Turkmen city, Turkmen being the spoken language. Gonbad-e Qabus is particularly famous for its brick tower, the Mil-e Gonbad, dating back to 1006, built as a tomb for a Ziyarid prince. It rises 72 metres, and is one of the tallest brick towers in the world. The Mil-e Gonbad is a tomb, with 10 crevices in 90º, is 17 metres in diametre with 3 metre thick walls, concluding in conical roof, itself 15 metres high. It was submitted in 2007 by Iran to UNESCO for registration as a World Heritage Site. The world's second largest defensive wall, the 155 km long Qizil Alan passes Gonbad-e Qabus. It is an agricultural trade centre. There are two universities in Gonbade-e Qabus. The city is fairly well-connected with other urban centres by road, the highway between the Caspian regions and Mashhad runs 20 km away. Mashhad is 500 km east.
Because of an ongoing restoration, the place is closed to visitors until further notice. The tower is magnificent and huge, totally made of bricks! This monument is registered as a UNESCO world heritage and it's over 1000 years old. Entrance ticket price is approximately 2 US dollars, and the stairs to the monument is some how that even disabled persons with wheelchair and help could reach to the top of heel.
It's just a brick tower. But it's magnificent once you see it up close.
Tall and beautiful, old and magnificent... This tower is wonderful. Built in 11th century and it's 72 meters! As I've heard it's the tallest brick tower in the world
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