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The cupola, located in the center of Kırşehir province, was built by his wife in the name of Melik Muzaffereddin Behram Shah, one of the Sons of Mengüçuk, between 1240-1250. The cupola has an octagonal body on a square base with bevelled corners. Triangular chamfers were used in the transition to the cylindrical conical cone. With these bevels, the cupola was given the appearance of a tent, and it is one of the examples that strengthens the argument that the Turkish tomb architecture was influenced by the Central Asian tent art, and that the origin of the cupolas is the Central Asian Art.

 

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https://www.kulturportali.gov.tr/turkiye/kirsehir/gezilecekyer/melkgaz-kumbet

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