Timurid Architecture

Connected Sites: 10

Definition
WHS that include examples of Timurid Architecture. Timurid architecture was an important stage in the architectural history of Iran and Central Asia during the late 14th and 15th centuries. Their architecture is distinguished by its grand scale, luxurious decoration in tilework, and sophisticated geometric vaulting. (wiki)

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Connected Sites

  • Samarkand
    Samarkand
    Uzbekistan
    Inscribed: 2001
    4.37
    169
    6
    The Gur-i Amir, the Bibi Khanum mosque, and the Shah-i Zindeh mausoleum complex (commissioned by Timur himself), plus two important examples of Timurid architecture from the period after Timur: the madrasah and observatory of Ulugh Beg
  • Shakhrisyabz
    Shakhrisyabz
    Uzbekistan
    Inscribed: 2000
    2.60
    103
    6
    Aq Saray (White Palace)
  • Safi al-Din Ensemble in Ardabil
    Safi al-Din Ensemble in Ardabil
    Iran
    Inscribed: 2010
    3.14
    24
    4
    "The architectural spaces and features of the nominated property have integrated influences of the Ilkhānid and Timurid periods" (OUV)
  • Masjed-e Jâme'
    Masjed-e Jâme'
    Iran
    Inscribed: 2012
    3.22
    94
    3
    one of the decorative styles of different periods that are incorporated
  • Tabriz Bazaar
    Tabriz Bazaar
    Iran
    Inscribed: 2010
    2.59
    46
    4
    Blue (Kaboud) Mosque
  • Persian Caravanserai
    Persian Caravanserai
    Iran
    Inscribed: 2023
    2.57
    51
    3

    Examples of caravanserais built under Timurid rule are Qelli and Fakhr-e Davud. (Nomination file, p. 189-190) - Fakhr-e Davud: "there are no inscriptions that show the sponsor or construction date in this property, but the style of construction, especially its lofty Iwans, four-cornered towers and artistic brickwork illustrate Timurid architecture." (Nomination file, p. 241)
  • Meidan Emam, Esfahan
    Meidan Emam, Esfahan
    Iran
    Inscribed: 1979
    3.78
    106
    2
    15th Centruy Timurid Palace (Ali Qapu Palace)
  • Yazd
    Yazd
    Iran
    Inscribed: 2017
    3.59
    92
    3
    Some parts of the Jame Mosque were built by the Timurids. (AB ev)
  • Bukhara
    Bukhara
    Uzbekistan
    Inscribed: 1993
    4.03
    158
    6
    Bukhara's Ulugh Beg Madrasah is built in Timurid style by Ulugh Beg, Timur's grandson
  • Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi
    Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi
    Kazakhstan
    Inscribed: 2003
    3.39
    68
    4
    "an outstanding achievement in the Timurid architecture" (OUV)