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Shah Nematollah Vali Shrine

Shah Nematollah Vali Shrine is a engineering topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Shah Nematollah Vali Shrine rather than just read about it. In short: The Shah Nematollah Vali Shrine (Persian: آرامگاه شاه نعمت‌ الله‌ ولی) is a historical complex, located in Mahan, Kerman Province, Iran, which contains the mausoleum of Shah Nematollah Vali, the renowned Iranian mystic and poet. Shah Nematollah Vali died in 1431 aged over 100.

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The Shah Nematollah Vali Shrine (Persian: آرامگاه شاه نعمت‌ الله‌ ولی) is a historical complex, located in Mahan, Kerman Province, Iran, which contains the mausoleum of Shah Nematollah Vali, the renowned Iranian mystic and poet. Shah Nematollah Vali died in 1431 aged over 100. In 1436 a shrine was erected in his honor and became a pilgrimage site; with the attention of successive rulers contributing various additions over the centuries.

History The shrine complex comprises four courtyards, a reflecting pool, a mosque and twin minarets covered with turquoise tiles from the bottom up to the cupola. The earliest construction is attributed to the Bahmanid ruler Ahmed I Vali who erected the sanctuary chamber in 1436. Shah Abbas I undertook extensions and renovations in 1601, including reconstruction of the tiled blue dome, described as "one of the most magnificent architectural masterpieces in old Persia". During the Qajar era, the site was particularly popular, necessitating the construction of additional courtyards to accommodate increased numbers of pilgrims. The minarets also date from this period. The small room where Nematollah Vali prayed and meditated contains plasterwork and tile decorations. The complex is also famous for its tilework and seven ancient wooden doors. The blue girih tiled dome contains stars with, from the top, 5, 7, 9, 12, 11, 9 and 10 points in turn. 11-point stars are rare in the geometric patterns of Islamic art.

Architecture

The complex includes some courtyards and other sections which are as follows when one moves from the street toward the interior of the mosque: Atabaki courtyard, Vakil-ol-Molki courtyard, Modir-ol-Molki portico, the shrine, Shah Abbasi portico, Mirdamad courtyard and Hosseiniyeh courtyard.

The shrine has a dome-shaped arch which is adorned with paintings and has two shells. On the southwestern side of the portico behind the shrine, there is a small place where Shah Nematollah Vali spent 40 days and nights worshipping God. Chelleh Khaneh, or Forty Nights' House, was totally damaged during a flood in 1932, but was reconstructed later. The Shah Abbasi Portico was built in 998 AH (1589/1590 CE), under the rule of Shah Abbas I and when Beik Tash Khan was the ruler of Kerman.

Sahns The Atabaki courtyard was built through contributions from Ali Asghar Khan Atabak, the chancellor of Naser al-Din Shah Qajar. The Vakil-ol-Molki courtyard was built by Mohammad Esmaeil Ebrahim Khan Nouri, Vakil-ol-Molk. The Mirdamad Courtyard, which is also known as Shah Abbasi courtyard, was reconstructed under the rule of Naser al-Din Shah. The Hosseiniyeh Courtyard is the last courtyard of Shah Nematollah Vali complex which contains the Mohammad Shahi minarets standing on the western side of it.

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Example 2 — changing one variable

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Example 3 — an exam-style question

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Applications of Shah Nematollah Vali Shrine

In research: Shah Nematollah Vali Shrine appears in engineering research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Shah Nematollah Vali Shrine in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Shah Nematollah Vali Shrine is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 15th-century religious buildings and structures in Iran, Buildings and structures completed in 1436, Buildings and structures in Kerman province, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
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