Khosrogerd Minaret
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Khosrogerd Tower, located 10 km to the west of Sabzevar, Iran, was built in 6th century. It was built in 1112 A.D.[contradictory] by the order of "Taj-o-dowleh Ab-ol-ghasem-ebn-e-saeed" during the time of Saljoughian. It was registered as national treasure of Iran in 1932, 6th January.
Its height is 38 meters and on top of it there are to "Koufi" tablets and diamond decorations. It dates back to 1112 A.D. , about 900 years ago, which was one of the tallest and oldest spires of its time in Iran.
According to Archeological researches, this spire is a single unique spire which was built as a path-finding guide for caravans in the old path "Abrisham", and just like a lighthouse in sea, it served as guide for caravans.
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- Arthur Upham Pope, Persian Architecture, 1965, New York, p.16