“Euronews” released a report on the Momine Khatun Mausoleum

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Published on Thursday, 10 May 2018 16:24

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On May 7, Euronews released a 1 minute 30 second-video titled "Momine Khatun Mausoleum - an architectural treasure". The report will be available in 12 languages ​​ two or three times in a day during this week.

The report says that it is time to look up at an impressive structure took in Azerbaijan this week. It is an example of Nakhchivan architecture - the Momine Khatun Mausoleum. It was built in 1186 in honour of Momine Khatun who played an important role in local political life. Architect Ajami Nakhchivani created various decorated facets and his masterpiece became an architectural treasure.

"Today 26 meters high, the mausoleum was originally 9 meters higher, crowned with a dome shaped as a tent," explained reporter Galina Polonskaya, on her visit to the picturesque region and she said Momine Khatun gave wise advice to her husband, the powerful local ruler Shamsaddin Eldaniz. After her death, he ordered the construction of the monument. But he, too, soon passed away and it was their son who made sure that the construction was finished. In total, it took 11 years.

"Momine Khatun was a very wise woman and she advised in the management of the state and enjoyed great authority in state apparatus. That is why this magnificent monument was erected in her honor," historian Fahraddin Safarli told us.

One of the inscriptions on the mausoleum says: "We go, and only wind is left. We pass away, and only a work remains".

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