Abu Mansour Maturidi Mausoleum

Samarkand is the birthplace of many outstanding scientists and philosophers, among whom the great theologian Abu Mansur Muhammad ibn al-Maturidi holds a special place. The thinker is the founder of one of the most important schools of kalyama, a discipline based on a reasonable understanding of creeds. In 944, Abu Mansur al-Maturidi passed away and found his last resting place at the Chokardiza cemetery in Samarkand, where more than 3,000 prominent scientists and philosophers were buried.

In 2000, in commemoration of the 1130th anniversary of the birth of this great thinker, the previously destroyed architectural complex was restored. The mausoleum of Abu Mansour al-Maturidi is a unique architectural structure with a square shape and a wall length of 12 meters. The height of this monument is about 15 meters, and it is completed by a dome shaped like a hemisphere. The exterior of the dome is covered with ribbed ceramic majolica in blue, giving the building a special expressiveness.On the territory of the complex, to the west of the mausoleum, there is a small building with a domed vault. On the north side there is a sufa, where you can see tombstones dating from the period from the 9th to the 18th centuries, emphasizing the historical significance of this place. And surrounded by the mausoleum, there is a beautiful garden, in which a gazebo is comfortably located.