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Omar Khayyam Mausoleum: Exterior · IMG6689 Mausoleum of Omar Khayyam, Nishabur
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Omar Khayyam Mausoleum: Exterior · This is a photo of a monument in Iran identified by the ID
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Omar Khayyam Mausoleum: Exterior · Nishapur - Omar Khayyám Mausoleum
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Photo 1: Exterior · IMG6689 Mausoleum of Omar Khayyam, NishaburPhoto 2: Exterior · This is a photo of a monument in Iran identified by the IDPhoto 3: Exterior · Nishapur - Omar Khayyám MausoleumPhoto 4: Exterior · Khayyam

Memorial · Regionalism

Omar Khayyam Mausoleum

Houshang Seyhoun · Nishapur, IR · 1963

Key featuresInterlaced rhombic frames inlaid with tiled verses rise into an open lattice crown over the tomb.

Architect
Houshang Seyhoun
Place
Nishapur, IR
Year
1963
Typology
Memorial
Movement
Regionalism
Region
Middle East
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