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Green Dome Garden is the name of a small garden in the eastern part of the city of Qom. The garden includes three 13th century tower-like structures, which are mausoleums erected for members of the House of Safi, who governed in Qom as independent rulers in the 14th century.
Locals refer to this area as Kashan Gate and its domes are known as the Kashan Gate Domes.
The three structures are dodecahedronal on the outside but become octagonal in the interior. Two of the structures have turquoise-colored conical domes and one has a round double-shell dome.
The stucco decorations of these three structures and their intricate brickwork share many features with and are believed to have been inspired by the Soltaniyeh Dome of Zanjan. The inscriptions on these tombs are in white stucco over a Persian blue background in the Thuluth and Kufic calligraphy hands. Some of the stucco inscriptions bear the divine names as well as the name of the Prophet of Islam and his decedents.
According to the inscription of the southern dome, this tower-like structure is the resting place of Khajeh Aseeleddin, the son of the founder of the House of Safi. Khajeh Aseeleddin rose to power after the death of Ilkhanid ruler Abusaid Bahador Khan (1305-1355) and is the first of his line to gain complete control of Qom. Khajeh Aseeleddin ruled over Qom from 1335 until he was killed in 1357.
According to the inscription of the middle dome, this structure is the resting place of three members of the House of Safi. The first occupant of this mausoleum is Khajeh Jamaleleddin, the successor of Khajeh Aseeleddin, also known as Khajeh Ali Safi, who ruled in Qom until 1372. The second member of the House of Safi buried here is Amir Jalalelddin, whose life is shrouded in ambiguity as he has not been mentioned in history. The last person to be buried here is Khajeh Emadeleddin, who ruled in Qom until 1388.
The northern dome is occupied by an unknown member of the House of Safi. Due to extensive damage to the inscription of this mausoleum, the identity of its occupant is not known but some researchers believe that as the structure shares countless similarities with the other two mausoleums it was built around the same time and dates back to somewhere between 1315 to 1363.
The structures were registered as National Heritage Sites in 1932.
Green Dome Garden
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Qom Province, Qom, Shahid Rouhani Blvd