Sultan Tekesh Mausoleum, Köneürgench, Turkmenistán
Instantly recognisable by its conical turquoise dome, the Sultan Tekesh Mausoleum is one of Konye Urgench’s most beautiful monuments. Tekesh was the 12th-century Khorezmshah who made Khorezm great with conquests as far south as Khorasan. It is believed that he built this mausoleum for himself, along with a big medressa and library on the same spot. However, some scholars theorise that the building had earlier existed as a Zoroastrian temple.
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