Alaviyan Dome

The Alaviyan Dome is a mausoleum located in the city of Hamadan, in the province of Hamadan, Iran. A green colored dome once decorated the top of the building, as the poet Khaqani refers to the building as "the green dome", but has been destroyed by the passing of time.
The mausoleum was added to the Iran National Heritage List on 6 January 1932, administered by the Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization of Iran.

Architecture

This structure is square on both the exterior and the interior. The plan incorporates an unusual stellar flange that protrudes from each exterior corner, rising to a height lower than the main mass. The period of construction is contested, ranging from late-12th century, during the Seljuk era to 14th century Mongol. Donald Wilber estimated that the building was completed in CE. Rich ornamentation covers the exterior; terracotta and stucco form inscriptions, and geometric and brick bonding patterns. The interior is plaster coated, with areas of carved stucco in high relief.