Ancient Gates of Ganja
Location | Gelati Monastery, Georgia |
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Completion date | 1063 |
The Ancient Gates of Ganja were a masterpiece of craftsmanship of the 10th to 11th centuries.
History
In 1063,
The ornament contained the name of the master in the Kufi language and the date of the gate's completion. The inscriptions in Kufi Arabic on the surviving leaf of the gate read: "With the name of Allah, the merciful and benevolent. The Excellency Sayyid Shawur ibn Al-Fazl - May Allah keep his supremacy longer! - ordered this door to be built with the help of Abul Faraj Muhammad ibn Abdulla - Let Allah give success to him too. Smith Ibrahim ibn Osman Angaveyh's work. (1063)".[1][2][3] [4] [5]
In 1139 a
Only one half of the gate has survived. It is built into the wall of Gelati Monastery across from the tomb of Georgian King David IV.[6][7] Today, a leaf of this gate is fastened to the wall facing David I's grave in the yard of the monastery. [8] [9] [10]
Gallery
See also
References
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External links
- https://web.archive.org/web/20161105094721/http://tele-inform.com/?p=6486
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- http://www.gencekitab.az/darvaza.shtml Archived 2014-11-12 at the Wayback Machine
- http://www.mct.gov.az/?/en/cities/view/248/
- http://www.ganca.net/aze/history.html