Avicenna Mausoleum

The Mausoleum of Avicenna, also known as the Tomb of Abu Ali Sina, is a mausoleum and history museum complex, located at Avicenna Square, in the city of Hamadan, in the province of Hamadan, Iran. Dedicated to the Persian polymath Avicenna, the complex includes a library, a small museum, and a spindle-shaped tower inspired by the Ziyarid-era Kavus Tower.
The mausoleum and museum complex was added to the Iran National Heritage List on 11 May 1997 and is administered by the Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization of Iran.

History

The primary building of the mausoleum was built in the Qajar era.
The Pahlavi government had plans to build the mausoleum since at least 1939. Houshang Seyhoun won competitions for the mausoleums of Ferdowsi and Avicenna before heading to France. He completed his training at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in 1948 with the project "Le mausolée d'Avicenne à Hamadan." The mausoleum was eventually dedicated in a grand ceremony in May 1954, on the occasion of the philosopher's millenial birth anniversary, and the avenue running in front of it was also renamed in honor of Avicenna.
As the monument was constructed by the Pahlavi government, it was consequently in danger of being defaced, but as Khomeini was an admirer of Avicenna, the square was not renamed after the 1979 Revolution.
The museum contains ancient relics, bronze statues related to the 1st millennium BCE, gourds, coins, beads, and articles of silver related to the Sassanide era. The library contains an anthropology section, and books of Avicenna.