It is located in a beautiful garden in the heart of the holy city of
Mashhad. Nadir Shah Afshar's statue riding a horse and holding an axe in hand can be seen on the top of the
tomb.
There is a museum inside the
tomb containing about 130 weapons, helmets and armors.
The structure currently known as "
tomb of Nader" is an exquisite architectural effect built in 1963 .
Statue of Nader and his fighters (designed by Qolam-Hossein Sadiqi), casted in
Italy, is erected on a platform, overlooking the
tomb.
Internal space consists of the central
tomb area with open walls; two halls on South and West sides are museums, and also a small place for shopping.
In a short distance from
tomb, a library is constructed.
Nader's body, after his assassination in Fath-abad (Qouchan), 1740, was buried in a
tomb, build by himself, in Meshed.
That
tomb, in political
...see more tensions after Nader and passing of time, was destroyed.
In 1876, Qavamossaltaneh, governor of Khorasan, founded a new building on the tomb, which was heading to ruin soon after.
In 1957, structure of current building, which was designed by Seihoun, started and finished in 1962. It was opened on April 1963.
"Colonel Mohammad Taqi Khan Pessian" is buried on a corner of this site.
References:
www.caroun.com/Countries/Asia/Iran
www.imamreza.net
