Tomb of Hassan Modarres

Coordinates: 35°13′52″N 58°27′13″E / 35.2311°N 58.4535°E / 35.2311; 58.4535
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Tomb of Hassan Modarres
Safavid elements to the design
Website
https://www.shahidmodarres.com

The Tomb of Sayyid Hassan Modarres (

Reza Shah Pahlavi.[1]

History

A photograph of Hassan Modarres, taken in the final year of the Qajar era

The mausoleum was built in 1943, after Hassan Modarres' death in 1937, who was poisoned and then died of suffocation.

Reza Shah Pahlavi, a new tombstone for Hassan Modarres was erected over his grave by locals in an act of honour. A building was eventually built over the grave.[4][3] Following the Iranian revolution, the new Supreme Leader of Iran, Ruhollah Khomeini, restored the mausoleum, and gave it an extensive rebuild.[4][3]

Architecture

The main entrance to the mausoleum

The mausoleum was formerly a small building located in the middle of a large garden, which does not exist anymore after the expansion and reconstructions.[4][3] The present mausoleum was built in the Safavid architectural style.[4][3] It has four iwans, one on each side, and the mausoleum is topped by a large turquoise dome. Next to the mausoleum is the library of Hassan Modarres.[4][3]

A wooden zarih encloses the grave underneath the dome

The grave of Hassan Modarres is located underneath the dome of the mausoleum.[3][4]

See also

List of mausoleums in Iran

References

  1. ^ "عکس + آدرس و هر آنچه پیش از رفتن باید بدانید". kojaro.com (in Persian). 21 November 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  2. ^ "شهادت آیت‌اللَّه "مدرس" به دستور "رضاخان" و روز مجلس شورای اسلامی/روز جهانی مبارزه با بیماری ایدز". Tasnimnews. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "آرامگاه سید حسن مدرس؛ از جاذبه های گردشگری کاشمر". beytoote.com. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "آرامگاه شهيد سيد حسن مدرس". visitiran.ir (in Persian). Retrieved 2 December 2023.
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