Gonbad-e Sorkh, Maragheh

The Gonbad-e Sorkh (means The Red Dome) is the name of a historical building in Maragheh, Iran, built in 1147 AD (542 AH) in the Seljuq dynasty period.

The building was registered as one of the Iran National Heritage on 6 January 1932 with the registration number 134.

[16][17][18][5] The Gonbad-e Sorkh is the last building which constructed in Razi style in Iranian architecture history.

[23][24][25] The Gonbad-e Sorkh is a square building with 2 floors consisting of a crypt and a main room which is located on a stone platform and can be accessed by seven rows of stairs.

[33] According to German orientalist Eric Schurder, the building is a masterpiece of world architecture in terms of brickwork.

Perspective of the Gonbad-e Sorkh