The great Ferdowsi, also known as Hakim Abu'l-Qasim Ferdowsi Tusi or Firdausi (940-1020 AD), is one of the most significant Iranian poets. In a time in which the use of the Arabic language was spreading across the Arabic empire, Ferdowsi chose to write poems and tales in Iranian language, thereby contributing to preserving the Persian language. His most famous work, the Shahnameh, tells the legendary history of the pre-Islamic Iranian kings from Keyumars to Yazdegerd III. Ferdowsi is seen as the father of the modern Persian language by many Iranians. The mausoleum is surrounded by a park, and lies in Tus about 20km north of Mashhad. In and arośnd the mausoleum are bas-reliefs with scenes from tales of Ferdowsi.
01 Park and tomb of Ferdowsi 02 Statue of Ferdowsi 03 Mausoleum of the poet Ferdowsi 04 Mausoleum of the poet Ferdowsi
05 Ferdowsi cenotaph 06 Mausoleum of the poet Ferdowsi 07 Tomb of Ferdowsi 08 Tomb of Ferdowsi 09 Wall inscription in Arabic characters
10 Battle between Iran and Turan bas-relief 11 Rostam and Sohrab bas-relief 12 Bas-relief with scene from a Ferdowsi tale 13 Iranian woman watching stone inscription
14 Couple watching bas-relief 15 Wall inscription in Arabic characters 16 Bas-relief with scene from a Ferdowsi tale 17 Inscription on marble table
18 Hall below the tomb of Ferdowsi 19 Darius and his court bas-relief 20 Basrelief of Sasanian king 21 Arrival of Indian king on elephants to Iranian court
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