6918 x 4617 px | 58,6 x 39,1 cm | 23,1 x 15,4 inches | 300dpi
Data acquisizione:
23 luglio 2016
Ubicazione:
Holy Shrine Of Imam Khomeini, Tehran, Iran
Altre informazioni:
The Mausoleum (or Holy Shrine) of Ayatollah Khomeini houses the tomb of Late Supreme Leader Ruhollah Khomeini and his family – his wife Khadijeh Saqafi and his second son Ahmad Khomeini – as well as some political figures like Hassan Habibi, Ali Sayad Shirazi, and Sadeq Tabatabaei. It is located to the south of Tehran in the Behesht-e Zahra (the Paradise of Zahra) cemetery. Construction begun in 1989 following Khomeini's death on June 3 of the same year and remains unfinished. When completed it will be the centerpiece in a complex spread over 5, 000 acres (20 km2), housing a cultural and tourist center, a university for Islamic studies, a seminary, a shopping mall, and a 20, 000-car parking lot. The Iranian government has reportedly devoted US$2 billion to this development. The site is a place of pilgrimage for followers of Khomeini. It is used symbolically by government figures, and is on occasion visited by foreign dignitaries. Every year, the Khomeini's death anniversary were marked on 4 June at the mausoleum which is attend by governmental officials, foreign ambassadors and people. Khomeini's grandson Ayatollah Seyyed Hassan Khomeini is in charge of caring for the mausoleum.
