Ancient architecture of the Korgalzhyn region -
Holy places Akmola region -
Bespakyr-mazar (mausoleum), translated from the Kazakh language means “Sympathy for the Five,” is a sacred sacral place and place of pilgrimage, an architectural monument of the 19th century in the Akmola region. The mausoleum is a dilapidated building, built of clay brick in the shape of a circle and topped with a dome. The Bespakyr Mausoleum requires urgent restoration; it is unsafe to go inside the mausoleum; the walls may collapse.
How to get there, visit -
Bespakyr Mazar (mausoleum) is located on the banks of the Nura River, 4 kilometers from Lake Zhanybek-Shalkar, 11 kilometers from the village of Korgalzhyn, 8 kilometers from the village of Abay, Korgalzhyn district, Akmola region, Republic of Kazakhstan.
GPS coordinates: 50°36'17"N 70°10'17"E
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The Bespakyr Mausoleum was first studied in 1987 by specialists from the research and design department “Restoration of KazZhob”, and then in 2006 by the Main Department of the research and design department “Restoration of KazZhob” (headed by Kamalova G.V.). The Bespakyr mausoleum is made of mud brick with dimensions of 30 x 22(23) x 10 cm and 50 x 25 x 10 cm. The upper part of the dome and the entrance opening have collapsed, and there are broken places on the wall around the entrance arch. The two-room composition is stretched from east to west along a horizontal axis. Small volumetric proportions are distinguished by the uniform shapes of the facade walls. A low, two-column arched doorway on the east side leads into an oval chamber 2.8 m in diameter, covered with a projecting brick dome. The entrance opening, consisting of the overlap of two low support bays, leads to the main circular room in the form of a gateway with a diameter of 6.5 meters and a height of 3 meters.
Mausoleum Bespakyr in Akmola region
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