Imamzadeh Saleh in Tehran
The well-known and holy tomb of Imam Zadeh Saleh on the edge of the Tajrish bazaar consists of a courtyard with several rooms housing family tombs, an eivan, a portico, a mosque and the domed tomb of Imam Zadeh Saleh. In its current form it dates back to the Qajar period.
An old plane tree in the courtyard and numerous gravestones inside indicate that before the current complex there was an older one, perhaps from the 13th or 14th century, which was gradually rebuilt as it appears today.
Above the entrance door leading to the shrine there are still remains of mud stucco scrolls with azure Nasta'liq script on a white background, in which the names of Fath Ali Shah and Prince Hulagu Khan are mentioned.
The interior of the sanctuary is decorated with beautiful paintings from the Qajar period. The mausoleum has two grave structures: in the larger one, the east, north and west sides are covered with an artistically valuable silver-plated grave structure, while the south side has a wooden grille.
The structure of the second grave consists of square wooden panels.
The silver-plated structure was donated by Mirza Sa'id Khan, a foreign minister of the Qajar dynasty. Above the north portal of the courtyard are two couplets in praise of the Imam Zadeh in white Nasta'liq script on tiles inlaid with azure blue.
In its current form, the Imam Zadeh Saleh is one of the most important religious monuments from the Qajar period, particularly because of the well-proportioned arches of the interior and its method of construction