Taking Sides, But Who’s Counting? The Decagonal Tomb Tower at Maragha

Year: 2011 Authors: Carol Bier

Core claim

The Gonbad-e Qabud is a decagonal monument, not octagonal, and this overlooked form changes how its geometric ornament and cultural significance should be interpreted.

Topics

decagonal tomb tower, Islamic geometric ornament, quasi-crystalline tilings, Qur’anic inscriptions

Domains

geometry, symmetry, tiling theory, quasi-periodicity, Islamic architecture, ornament, muqarnas, epigraphic design

Methods

architectural observation, historical comparison, literature review, field plan analysis

Media

baked brick, turquoise glazed bricks, photographs, field drawings

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