Tomb of Abu Ali Sina
Mausoleum of Abu Ali Sina
Avicenna was buried in the same place of his death, Hamedan. The Mausoleum of Abu Ali Sina was built in 1327 AH by the prominent Iranian architect Houshang Seyhoun. The name of this building has been registered in the National Monuments of Iran since May 11, 1376 with registration number 1869.
The tomb of the famous poet Arif Qazvini is also located next to this mausoleum.
Introduction:
Abu Ali Hussein bin Abdullah bin Hassan bin Ali Ibn Sina, known as Abu Ali Sina, Ibn Sina, Poursina and Sheikh Al-Rais.
He is a physician, mathematician, astronomer, physicist, chemist, geographer, geologist, poet, logician, philosopher, musician.
He is one of the most famous and influential philosophers and scientists in Iran and the world, who is especially important for his works in the fields of philosophy and medicine.
His main works are two comprehensive scientific and philosophical encyclopedias, Kitab al-Shifa and Daneshnameh al-Alai.
Also, Al-Qanun fi al-Tibb is one of the most famous works in the history of medicine.
Mausoleum of Abu Ali Sina
Architecture of the tomb:
The previous building of the Mausoleum of Abu Ali Sina was built during the Qajar period.
This tomb was built on the orders of a daughter named Negar, the granddaughter of Fath Ali Shah Qajar.
The preparations for the construction of the current building were made in 1322.
Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi personally provided one hundred thousand tomans for the construction of the tomb.
The design of the tomb was adapted by engineer Houshang Seyhoun from the oldest historical Islamic building, the Gonbad Qaboos Tower in the city of Gonbad Qavos.
The tomb building is a combination of two architectural styles of ancient Iran and post-Islamic Iran.
Tomb of Abu Ali Sina
Specifications of the building:
According to Seyhoun, the 10 columns of the porch symbolize the ten centuries after Abu Ali, and the 12 columns of the tower symbolize the twelve sciences that Abu Ali mastered.
The southern hall of the tomb is designated as a museum where coins, pottery, bronze, and other discovered objects from the millennia BC and the Islamic era are kept.
The northern hall houses a library containing 8,000 volumes of books and pavilions related to the works of Abu Ali Sina and Hamadani poets and writers.
The building is complemented by a semicircular garden with green space.
A statue of Abu Ali Sina holding a book is installed on the eastern side of the square.
Is the tomb of Abu Ali Sina
a real tomb in Hamadan or Isfahan?
Despite various speculations that Ibn Sina is buried in Isfahan, there is nothing else about this famous scientist in Isfahan except the name of a street and a school.
Some historians, such as Ibn Athir, have introduced Isfahan as the main burial place of Abu Ali Sina.
However, the public relations officer of the Abu Ali Sina Foundation in Hamedan strongly rejected the idea that the sheikh was buried in Isfahan.
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Visit hours: Daily 08:30 to 20:30
Entrance fee: 3000 Tomans for Iranians – 30,000 Tomans for foreigners
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