Tomb of the Prophet Daniel

Tomb of the Prophet Daniel

The tomb attributed to Prophet Daniel, one of the Prophets of the Israelites (seventh century) is situated on the slopes of a hill on the east bank of the Shāvavar river in the city of Shush (Susa), the ancient capital of the Elamite civilization.
This building was rebuilt in the 1249 (solar egira). The entrance is adorned with tiles and ends in the main courtyard with a tub in the middle. The mausoleum has two courtyards, one large and one small with perimeter rooms and iwān.
The building is located between two courtyards and its exterior facade is decorated with tiles and has two 10-meter minarets on either side which were added to the mausoleum in 1291 (Solar Hegira). The interior is decorated with mirror work, stucco and marble stones and in the center there is a zarih (reticulated structure in stainless steel similar to a cage revered by pilgrims who leave money inside) of the size of 7 × 7 square meters and above it in 1275 (solar Egira) a concrete dome with a hexagonal scale was built.
This is formed by 25 conical shaped steps of the height of 5,2 meters and the diameter of 10,5 and has two surfaces, one inside and one outside on whose top are 4 bronze spheres.

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