Minaret of Sarban - Isfahan
Sarban Minaret is located in the historical part of Isfahan. The street where Minar Sarban stands today is named after this structure. This freestanding minar is built with brick during the Seljuq era between 1130-1155.
This 12th century minaret is 48m in height and some historians believe that this minaret may have been part of an old mosque on this site. The minar consists primarily of a plain brick base and tiers of tapering cylindrical shafts with alternate bands of decorative brick.
The minaret has seven different parts and each sections shows its different design. The second and third parts have masterly decorative brickwork. The fourth part is its first crown, which has brick muqarnas with turquoise.
The fifth part has decorative brickstiles, these bricks minarets were common during the Seljuq period and they built many minarets in Iran. The sixth part is the second crown and the seventh part is the vertex of the minaret. The horizontal bands between the two cornices consist of rectangular Kufic inscriptions in the Banai style. Today, this minaret is tilting towards west and it raises concerns for its future but it is still a solid structure.
