THE TOMB OF NADERSHAH.

Nader Shah (1688-1747) was one of the most powerful rulers in Persian political history and attempted to reconstitute a Persian empire on the model of the Safavid predecessors, making major changes and modernizations to the army that guaranteed him numerous conquests. Despite being a powerful and recognized ruler, his sudden killing by one of his officers prevented him from being buried in the Qasr-e Khorshid, the Palazzo del Sole, a monumental mausoleum that Nader himself had ordered to erect, not yet finished at the time.

Only around 1960 was a building to commemorate this ruler built in the heart of the city of Mashhad, designed by the famous Iranian architect Houshang Seyhoun. The granite-colored building has linear and simple shapes, is surrounded by a small garden and is surmounted by an equestrian statue of Nader Shah holding an ax, a symbol of his achievements.

In addition to housing the remains of Nader Shah, the structure houses a small military museum which houses weapons and artifacts of the time, as well as historical documents, decorated carpets and objects of various kinds.