The tomb of the great poet Abolqassem Ferdowsi, can be accounted for a place of ‘worship’ so to be called by the lovers of Farsi Literature.
This renowned historical site has brought fame for the city of Toos.
The construction of this tomb began in the year 1928 and work came to an end in 1934. In the year 1964 a few changes were made in the structure.
The internal walls of the tomb are adorned with sculptures depicting scenes from the ‘Shahnameh’.
Each side wall of the building is approximately 30 m. x 30 m. and each of the four sides have stairways lead up to it. The lenght of each side of the main buildings foundation is about 16 m., worked with marble it is adorned by verses from the Shahnameh in the Nasta'liq script.
Above the southern stone, a symbol of the Ahuramazda embossment, a replica from Achaemenian buildings is in sight. At the vicinity of the tomb of this great Iranian poet, is the resting place of a contemporary poet Mehdi Akhvan Saless.
Reference:www.itto.org
