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Tuğrul Tower is a 12th-century tower in the city of Rey, Iran. The 20 meters tall brick tower is the tomb of Seljuk ruler Tuğrul Beg, who died in Rey in 1063. The tower is kept by Iran's Cultural Heritage Organization.

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  • Burj Tughrul bala

    Detail of brickwork of upper sections. The Seljuki style is readily observable.

  • Toghrol Tower portal

    Portal and interior

  • Burj Tughrul inside

    View of interior, which was originally domed with a conical cap

  • Toghrol Tower looking up

    Even today without the dome, the precise acoustic properties of the interior are striking.

  • Details of the tower built of brick, Ruins of Rei by Pascal Coste
  • Tower and ruins of Rhey Yezid by Eugène Flandin
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