Tomb of Sheikh Yusof Sarvestani

Tomb of Sheikh Yusof Sarvestani

29°16′25″N 53°13′13″E
Location	Sarvestan, Fars province, Iran
Designer	Master architect Ali bin Hussein Ali Al Fazzi
Completion date	1314
Dedicated to	Sheikh Yusof Sarvestani

The Tomb of Sheikh Yusof Sarvestani (Persian: آرامگاه شیخ یوسف سروستانی) is a tomb complex composed of a decorative edifice erected in honor of Sheikh Yusof Sarvestani, astronomer, calligrapher and Philosopher located in Sarvestan, in Fars province. It was built in the early 1314 AD in the age of Ilkhanate and uses mainly elements of Islamic architecture.^[1] The construction of the mausoleum as well as its aesthetic design is a reflection of the cultural, and geo-political status of Iran at the time.

Gallery

• 
• 
  Inside the tomb
• 
  Western entrance
• 
  Eastern entrance
• 
  Sepulchre

See also

• Sheikh Yusof Sarvestani
• Islamic architecture

External links

Media related to Yusef Sarvestani Mausoleum at Wikimedia Commons

• Shiraz Municipality Website, article about the architecture of the tomb and its influences

References

1. iranshahrpedia