Tomb of Hassan Modarres

Tomb of Hassan Modarres
Tomb of Hassan Modarres
آرامگاه سید حسن مدرس
Religion
Affiliation	Shia (Twelver)
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Mausoleum
Status	Active
Location
Location	Kashmar, Razavi Khorasan province
Country	Iran
	Location of the tomb in Iran
Geographic coordinates	35°13′52″N 58°27′13″E / 35.2311°N 58.4535°E
Architecture
Type	Islamic architecture
Style	Pahlavi; Safavid (influences);
Completed	1943 CE (tomb); 26 March 1988 (renovation);
Specifications
Dome(s)	One
Shrine(s)	One: (Sayyid Hassan Modarres)
Materials	Bricks; mortar
Website
	shahidmodarres.com
Iran National Heritage List
Official name	Tomb of Hassan Modarres
Type	Built
Designated	14 March 2005
Reference no.	11675
Conservation organization	Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization of Iran

The Tomb of Hassan Modarres (Persian: آرامگاه سید حسن مدرس)^[a] is a Twelver Shi'ite Islamic mausoleum, located in Kashmar, in the province of Razavi Khorasan, Iran. The mausoleum contains the remains of Sayyid Hassan Modarres, a prominent Shi'ite cleric who formerly served as a cabinet representative of the Islamic Consultative Assembly. He was assassinated in 1937, and the mausoleum was built over his grave in 1943 CE following the forced abdication of Reza Shah Pahlavi.^[1]

The mausoleum was added to the Iran National Heritage List on 14 March 2005, administered by the Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization of Iran.

History

The mausoleum was built in 1943 CE, after Hassan Modarres' death in 1937, who was poisoned and then died of suffocation.^[2]^[3] After the exile of Reza Shah Pahlavi, a new tombstone for Hassan Modarres was erected over his grave by locals in an act of honour. A building was eventually built over the grave.^[4]^[3] Following the Iranian revolution, the new Supreme Leader of Iran, Ruhollah Khomeini, restored the mausoleum, and gave it an extensive rebuild.^[4]^[3]

Architecture

The mausoleum was formerly a small building located in the middle of a large garden, which does not exist anymore after the expansion and reconstructions.^[4]^[3] The present mausoleum was built in the Safavid architectural style.^[4]^[3] It has four iwans, one on each side, and the mausoleum is topped by a large turquoise dome. Next to the mausoleum is the library of Hassan Modarres.^[4]^[3]

The grave of Hassan Modarres is located underneath the dome of the mausoleum.^[3]^[4]

Gallery

A photograph of Modarres, taken in the final year of the Qajar era
The main entrance to the mausoleum
A wooden zarih encloses the grave underneath the dome
A larger view of the tomb of Hassan Modarres
An inside view of the tomb of Hassan Modarres

Notes

^ Other names include the Mausoleum of Hassan Modarres, the Hassan Modarres Mausoleum, and the Hassan Modarres Tomb.

References

^ عکس + آدرس و هر آنچه پیش از رفتن باید بدانید. kojaro.com (in Persian). 21 November 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
^ شهادت آیت‌اللَّه "مدرس" به دستور "رضاخان" و روز مجلس شورای اسلامی/روز جهانی مبارزه با بیماری ایدز. Tasnimnews (in Persian). Retrieved 1 December 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g آرامگاه سید حسن مدرس؛ از جاذبه های گردشگری کاشمر. beytoote.com (in Persian). Retrieved 2 December 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f آرامگاه شهيد سيد حسن مدرس. visitiran.ir (in Persian). Retrieved 2 December 2023.

External links

[1] Other names include the Mausoleum of Hassan Modarres, the Hassan Modarres Mausoleum, and the Hassan Modarres Tomb.

[2] عکس + آدرس و هر آنچه پیش از رفتن باید بدانید. kojaro.com (in Persian). 21 November 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2023.

[Tasnimnews0011-3] شهادت آیت‌اللَّه "مدرس" به دستور "رضاخان" و روز مجلس شورای اسلامی/روز جهانی مبارزه با بیماری ایدز. Tasnimnews (in Persian). Retrieved 1 December 2013.

[:0-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g آرامگاه سید حسن مدرس؛ از جاذبه های گردشگری کاشمر. beytoote.com (in Persian). Retrieved 2 December 2023.

[:1-5] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f آرامگاه شهيد سيد حسن مدرس. visitiran.ir (in Persian). Retrieved 2 December 2023.

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