Ak Astana-Baba
Encyclopedia
Ak Astana-Baba is a mausoleum that is located in the Surxondaryo Province
of Uzbekistan
The mausoleum is being considered for inscription as a UNESCO
World Heritage site.
World Heritage Tentative List on June 1st, 1996, in the Cultural category.
Surxondaryo Province
Surxondaryo Province , old spelling Surkhandarya Province is a viloyat of Uzbekistan, located in the extreme south-east of the country. Established on March 6, 1941, it borders on Turkmenistan, Tajikstan, Afghanistan and Qashqadaryo Province. It covers an area of 20,100 km²...
of Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan , officially the Republic of Uzbekistan is a doubly landlocked country in Central Asia and one of the six independent Turkic states. It shares borders with Kazakhstan to the west and to the north, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the east, and Afghanistan and Turkmenistan to the south....
The mausoleum is being considered for inscription as a UNESCO
UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations...
World Heritage site.
Site Description
The mausoleum has centric composition, square in plan and oriented to all World's parts. The cubiform construction is flanked by guldusta towers and crowned by well—proportioned sphere—conical dome. Octahedron with arches is decorating dome's ceiling. North—east, north—west and south—west walls of the interior have rather deep lancet bays with two twelve—sided columns. The room with grave stone sagana is lightened by hole in sophit of the entrance arch. Façades are decorated by figured brickwork with wide vertical seams. Upper row of brickwork is sloped. Socle, the first ring and two rows of brickwork made from large bricks.
World Heritage Status
This site was added to the UNESCOUNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations...
World Heritage Tentative List on June 1st, 1996, in the Cultural category.