Address:
Ali-Qapu sq., Ardebil, Iran.
Tel:
(0098-451) - 23665 & 23773
Type
of museum: private
Type
of
objects:
Safavid porcelain items and Holy Qur'an manuscripts
Sheikh
Safi's mausoleum a collection of impressive monuments, fine structures
and artistic decorations, of which the porcelain house has been
turned into a museum.
The
architectural style of this edifice resembles that of Ali-Qapu in
Isfahan. It is an octagonal, dome-covered room, with four shah-neshins
(elevated recesses).
The
stalactite
works of this structure are fine specimens of the constructional and
decorative devices of the Safavid period.
This
museum was inaugurated in early 1991.
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