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Menar - e - Jonban
he
tombstone of Amu Abdollah bears the Hijrah date of 716 A.H. (1316 A.D.)
and two minarets, one on either side of the mausoleum ivan, from the
main attraction of this place, since any movement produced in one of
them is automatically reflected not only in the other minaret, but even
in the whole ivan. Hence, the popular name (Menar-e-Jonban). The
architectural style of the monument is that of the Mogul period.
The ivan of the mausoleum has been ornamented with
four-pointed and polygonal azure tiles, and an inscription on the
tombstone reads as follows:
(This is the tomb of the virtuous,god-fearing Sheikh, Amu Abdollah ibn
Muhammad ibn Mahmud Saqla, my God less his soul. Dated (17th Zil-Hijja,
716 A.H.).
One of the stunning historical buildings in Isfahan is Menarjonban which
is located 6 kilometers west of the city of Isfahan, on the way to Najaf
Abad in a village called Karlatan. The architectural style here belongs
to the 14th century (Mongol style) complemented with dark blue tiles in
the form of stars decorating two arches and the sides of the portico.
If you climb up the very narrow stairway to the top of one of these two
shaking minarets and lean hard against the wall it will start to sway
back and forth, and so will its twin. This situation, according to
experts has occurred gradually with the passage of time.

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