Mausoleum of Kamal-ol-molk ( fa, آرامگاه کمال الملک) is the
mausoleum
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of
Kamal-ol-Molk
Mohammad Ghaffari ( fa, محمد غفاری), better known as Kamal-ol-Molk (), was an Iranian painter and part of the Ghaffari family in Kashan.
Biography
Mohammad Ghaffari, better known as Kamal-ol-Molk, born in Kashan in 1848, to a family wi ...
, a famous
Persian painter, in the south-east of the city of
Nishapur
Nishapur or officially Romanized as Neyshabur ( fa, ;Or also "نیشاپور" which is closer to its original and historic meaning though it is less commonly used by modern native Persian speakers. In Persian poetry, the name of this city is wr ...
. This building is located near the
Tomb of Attar of Nishapur. This tomb was designed by the famous Iranian architect of the time,
Hooshang Seyhoun
Houshang Seyhoun, ( fa, هوشنگ سیحون) (August 22, 1920 – May 26, 2014) was an Iranian architect, sculptor, painter, scholar and professor. He studied fine arts at the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris, and earned a de ...
. This memorial was opened in April 1,1963 with the presence of
Farah Pahlavi
Farah Pahlavi ( fa, فرح پهلوی, née Farah Diba ( fa, فرح دیبا, label=none); born 14 October 1938) is the widow of the last Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, and was successively Queen and Empress (''Shahbanu'') of Iran from ...
the
Shahbanu
Shahbanu ( fa, شهبانو, ''Šahbānū'' lit. "Lady King") was the title for empress consort in Persian and other Iranian languages. The two Sassanian empresses regnant, Boran and Azarmidokht, c. 630, were the last two that carried the title ...
of the
Imperial State of Iran
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Imperial or The Imperial may also refer to:
Places
United States
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.
Gallery
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File:Kamal-ol-molk and Attar.jpg
File:Aramgah-e Kamal ol Molk (6130756478).jpg
File:Tomb of Kamal-ol-Molk.jpg
Sources
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Buildings and structures in Nishapur
Buildings and structures in Razavi Khorasan Province
Tourist attractions in Razavi Khorasan Province
Mausoleums in Iran
Hooshang Seyhoun buildings