Mausoleum of Shaykh Shams
Image View Description:
Interior: Mausoleum of Sheikh Adi
Date:
1073-1162
Location:
Lalish (Iraq)
Title Variant:
The Sanctuary of Shaykh Adi
Work Type:
architecture
Material / Technique:
limestone, marble
Culture:
Yazidi
Culture 2:
Kurdish
Creator:
Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir
Creator Nationality:
Arabic
Creator Dates:
1073-1162
Creator Role:
patron
Creator 2:
Feqir Shemo bin Mir Yadkan
Creator 2 Nationality:
Arabic
Creator 2 Dates:
unknown
Creator 2 Role:
patron
Creator 3:
Baba Chawush, Pir Kemal
Creator 3 Nationality:
Iraqi
Creator 3 Dates:
20th century
Creator 3 Role:
patron
Measurements:
Western wall - L.: 29.5 m, southern wall - L.: 72 m, eastern wall - L.: 28 m
Photographer:
Serdar Yalcin
Notes:

The complex experienced several renovations and additions since its first erection in the 12th century.

Image Source:

Photography by the Media Center for Art History, Department of Art History and Archeology, Columbia University

Record ID:
1314_iraq2013_lalishsheikhaditemple_vr_02
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