Ayni Mausoleum

The Mausoleum of Sadri­din Ayni — an architectural memorial in the Recreation and Rest Park named after Sadri­din Ayni in the city of Dushanbe.

According to the architectural project of Y. G. Snegovsky, the mausoleum was built in 1954 on the writer’s grave. It was located in the square‑shaped central garden opposite the eastern entrance of the Recreation and Rest Park named after Sadri­din Ayni in the city of Dushanbe. The garden is covered with tiles. From both sides of the road and the mausoleum square, arches have been erected. The mausoleum is a man‑made building, surrounded on three sides. Its surroundings are green and flower‑planted. From the mausoleum, a four‑sided garden has been opened on six sides. The construction is a pavilion, but the features of medieval mausoleums are not seen. The pavilion is supported by six columns, and in the middle of the mausoleum a half‑scale statue of Sadri­din Ayni has been placed. Between the columns a wire net has been built. On the façade of the construction tiles have been laid, each 20 cm thick. The pavilion is made of stone, brick and marble tiles. The floor and columns are of white marble, the interior of the arches is of red‑brown and pink marble, and the arches are gilded. The tops of the columns are adorned with a “chain” of yellow marble. The statue of Ayni is made of white marble, and on its base the name and the dates of birth and death of Sadri­din Ayni are inscribed. The exterior of the pavilion is plastered and painted in a watery colour.

Sources

Salia Mamadzhanova, Rustam Mukimov. Architecture and Urban Planning of Dushanbe (history, theory and practice). – Dushanbe, 2008. – pp. 277‑278