Visit Tughrul Tower When You Are Traveling In Iran
Tughrul Tower can be seen when you visit Rey in Iran
. It dates back to the 12th century and stretches to a height of 20 meters. It is quite a tall tower constructed from bricks. It is in fact, the tomb of Tughrul, the Seljuk ruler who breathed his last in the city of Rey in 1063. It was originally built with a conical dome at its top which made the structure look even taller. Later on, this dome was destroyed in an earthquake.The walls of the monument are quite thick varying between 1.75 to 2.75 meters. The inner diameter of the wall is 11 meters with the outer one being 16 meters. While traveling in Iran, you can see that from outside, the structure looks like a polygon with 24 angles. This not only makes it look unique but also guards it from being destroyed by earthquakes.
Ancient Monument
The top of the Tughrul Tower bears many Kufic inscriptions which could be seen before Nasered-din Shah decided to do some restoration work on the top of the structure, which was starting to fall off in 1884. The monument is now registered under Iran's Cultural Heritage Organization.
There are several opinions about this structure. According to some, it is the tomb of Tughrul I of the Seljuk dynasty and others believe that it is a memorial building. There are still some people who think that this tower can show the time of the day. Its well calculated angles are said to be used in calculating the time.
Observatory
Tughrul Tower is a kind of observatory built along the same lines as Radkan tower in Khorasan province. While traveling in Iran, you will be inspired by this structure in Rey which has been wonderfully constructed to calculate the hour and the minute too. The 24 angles in the monument indicate the 24 hours of day.
There is an indentation between 2 angles which shows the half hour. Each half hour is further divided into 2 more sections showing 15 minutes each. There is also provision to show each minute in the upper sections. The ceiling ends in a hole through which you can see the heavenly bodies.
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