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Tomb of Mai Mehrban

PunjabTombProtected
The tomb of Mai Mehrban is an unfinished brick building created in the popular style of Multan, built in small country bricks laid in mud mortar. The structure has been designed as usual in three stages, in an imitation of the tomb of Shah Rukhn-e-Alam. The exterior has been designed in recessed arched panels surrounded by recessed friezes. The second storey is in fact the drum of the hemispherical dome which crowns the tomb and is lime plaster.
Record ID
6419
Province / territory
Punjab
District
Multan
Typology
Monument
Subtype
Tomb
Period
Historic
Legal status
Protected by The Punjab Special Premises (Preservation), Ordinance, 1985 (instrument: Protected by The Punjab Special Premises (Preservation), Ordinance, 1985)
Coordinates
30.19639, 71.46306 — source-provided, not field-verified
Verification status
source_record; automatically_standardized; verification_required
Sources
Khan, Ahmad Nabi. (1987). Archaeological Sites and Historical Monuments Protected Under the Antiquities Act, 1975. Federal Department of Archaeology & Museums, Government of Pakistan, Islamabad.

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