- Momine-Khatun by Great Soviet Encyclopedia
a mausoleum in Nakhichevan’, an outstanding example of medieval Azerbaijani architecture. Erected in 1186 by the architect Adzhemi, the mausoleum is a tower-like ten-sided brick building; it is 25 m tall. The sides are decorated with Kufic inscriptions and geometric and foliage designs of unglazed and glazed turquoise bricks.REFERENCEBretanitskii, L ...
- Yusuf, Son of Kutayir, Mausoleum of by Great Soviet Encyclopedia
... in 1162 by the architect Adzhemi. It is an octagonal tower structure of fired brick with a double roof consisting of an inner, gabled dome and a pyramidal tentlike superstructure.REFERENCE“Mavzolei Iusufa ibn Kuseiira I Momine-Khatun v Nakhichevani.” In the collection Arkhitektura Azerbaidzhana: Epokha Nizami. Moscow-Baku, 1947.
- Nakhichevan by Great Soviet Encyclopedia
... architectural school led by Adzhemi (the mausoleum of Yusuf, son of Kuseyir, and Momine-Khatun), which was prominent in the development of Azerbaijani architecture of the 12th to 14th centuries, developed in Nakhichevan. A fortress (tenth to 14th centuries), a complex of mosques and mausoleums (18th century), and a mosque (19th century) have been preserved. In ...