FERDOWSI MEMORIAL

The Mémorial Memorial (940-1020) rises to the supposed place of its tomb in the heart of a beautiful park. A modern stone work, the mausoleum was built in 1933 in commemoration of the millennium of the death of the poet. A neo-classical bill, the disparate architectural elements inspired part of the achaemenid era. In addition, the whole is the style of the tomb of Cyrus, supplemented by Capitals capitals and the symbol of Ahura Mazda. A small museum, located below the mausoleum, shows contemporary bas-reliefs, illustrating episodes of the Shâh Nâmeh. After the Islamic revolution, the mullahs ordered the dismantling of the memorial, judged not to be in conformity with the strict religious line. Today, the public is re-open to the public, and is looking forward to its «great man», now praising the decisive work that has been done to safeguard the Farsi language, which was at the time threatened by Arabic.