Monar-e-Gar - The Minaret of
Gar
This derelict minaret is nearly all that is left of an old mosque on the northern side of the road from
Isfahan to Ziar near the village of Gar. It is visible from the road, certainly in spring when the trees do not
hide it. It is covered with Kufic inscriptions set into the brick, and beside it there are the remains of what
was probably once a finely sculpted mehrab, with traces of sutcco decoration. Like other minarets
along this road, including those at Rahravan and Ziar, it dates from the 12th century. An inscription
reveals its date as 1121. The mehrab which appears to have deteriorated badly over the last twenty years
dates from nearly 100 years later
East to The
Minaret at Ziar.
West to
the Pigeon Tower just south of Shahrestan.
Other
Minarets.
Take a taxi
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24-January-95
