Minar Jonban - Isfahan
History
Minar Jonban is a historical building with a mausoleum and two minarets, located 7 kilometers west of Isfahan. A building was built over the grave of Abu Abdollah ibn Muhammad ibn Mahmoud. He was a mystic man and passed away around 1316. Soon after the death of Abu Abdollah an iwan was built over his grave during the Ilkhanid era.
The iwan is 10 metres (33 ft) high and 10 metres (33 ft) in width, the porch itself is original but minarets were added around 16th or 17th centuries.
How Shaking Works
The reason why this monument is famous is due to that fact that if one of the minarets is shaken, the other will shake itself. It is believed that there is a wooden beam between the two minarets which shake the both minarets at the same time.
Shaking by visitors is in theory restricted to once every twenty minutes in order to avoid structural damage. When shaken both minarets move 10 inches side ways and remarkably they are still standing. Locals attribute the magical shaking of both minarets to the shiekh who is buried in the building.
