Yeddi Gumbaz Mausoleum
The most ancient of them is dated to 1810, which is testified by an inscription carved on the mausoleum. This mausoleum is eight-edged. Its external edges have niches, which are covered with arch shaped half-cupolas.
The octahedron turns to a hexahedron with the help of trumpet arches and then turns into a circle of the cupola with the help of angular rosettes. The cupola is distinguished for its trefoil arch. The trunk of the mausoleum is finished with a cornice made of black stone and built in the shape of simple muqarnasses. The spherical cupola is located on a high tholobate.
Both internal and external parts of the mausoleum are faced with white stone. The architectural composition of all three mausoleums has the same architectural features.
References
- ^ К.М. Мамед-заде (1983). Строительное Искусство Азербайджана( с древнейших времен до XIX в.). Baku: Элм.