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Tomb of sa'adi

Sa'adi's tomb is in the north-east of Shiraz. Sa'adi lived during the 12th century. Set in a pleasant garden, the present tomb was built in 1952 and replaces an earlier much simpler construction. Marble tomb dates from 1860s, an octagonal shaped building, walls inscribed with Sa'adi work in tile.two wells, referred to by the Shirazis as Chah-e Ghaleh Bandar. Gulistan (Rose Garden), his most famous work, translated in many languages.

 

 


Tomb of Sa'adi

Tomb of Sa'adi
Tomb of Sa'adi

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