Timurid architecture

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Timurid architecture is a distinctive Islamic architectural style that flourished in Central Asia and Iran in the 14th–15th centuries, noted for its grand scale, double-shelled domes, and lavish use of turquoise and blue tilework.

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Timurid architecture canonical 20
Timurid period 4
Timurid cultural renaissance 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic architecture
architectural style
cultural heritage
associatedWith Timurid Empire
linked to: Timurid dynasty
developedUnderRuler Shah Rukh
linked to: Shahrukh Mirza

Timur
Ulugh Beg
flourishedInCentury 14th century
15th century
flourishedInRegion Central Asia
Iran
hasCharacteristic axial symmetry
double-shelled domes
epigraphic ornament
extensive tile decoration
floral arabesques
geometric ornament
grand scale
monumental portals
muqarnas decoration
slender minarets
tall pishtaqs
influenced Mughal architecture
Ottoman architecture
Safavid architecture
linked to: Safavid art
influencedBy Central Asian architecture
Ilkhanid architecture
linked to: Ilkhanid art

Persian architecture
notableCityCenter Herat
Mashhad
Samarkand
Tabriz
notableExample Bibi-Khanym Mosque
Blue Mosque of Tabriz
Goharshad Mosque
Gur-e Amir
linked to: Gur-e-Amir

Registan ensemble
Shah-i-Zinda necropolis
period late medieval period
religiousContext Sunni Islam
typicalBuildingType khanqah
madrasa
mausoleum
mosque
palace
usesMaterial brick
cobalt-blue tile
glazed tile
stucco
turquoise tile

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Timurid dynasty hasArchitecturalStyle Timurid architecture
Shahrukh Mirza partOf Timurid cultural renaissance
linked to: Timurid architecture
Herat architecturalStyle Timurid architecture
Shahrisabz architecturalStyle Timurid architecture
Mughal architecture hasInfluenceFrom Timurid architecture
Seljuk architecture influenced Timurid architecture
Jami era Timurid period
linked to: Timurid architecture
Musalla complex in Herat architecturalStyle Timurid architecture
Po-i-Kalyan complex significantPeriod Timurid period
linked to: Timurid architecture
Amir Chakhmaq Complex era Timurid period
linked to: Timurid architecture
Jameh Mosque of Yazd architecturalStyle Timurid architecture
Ulugh Beg Observatory architecturalStyle Timurid architecture
subject linked to: Ulugh Beg observatory
Herat Citadel architecturalStyle Timurid architecture
Herat Citadel rebuiltDuring Timurid period
linked to: Timurid architecture
Kesh notableFor Timurid architecture
Kesh hasArchaeologicalRemains Timurid palaces
linked to: Timurid architecture
Gur-e-Amir architecturalStyle Timurid architecture
Registan architecturalStyle Timurid architecture
Registan ensemble architecturalStyle Timurid architecture
Bibi-Khanym Mosque architecturalStyle Timurid architecture
Kas hasArchitecturalStyle Timurid architecture
Gawhar Shad influenced Timurid architecture
Gawhar Shad architecturalStyle Timurid architecture
Minarets of Herat architecturalStyle Timurid architecture
Minarets of Herat category Timurid architecture
House of Timur hasArchitecturalStyle Timurid architecture