Raiymbek Batyr Mausoleum
Building Almaty, Kazakhstan
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Raiymbek Batyr Mausoleum (Kazakh: Райымбек батыр кесенесі, romanized: Raiymbek batyr kesenesı, Russian: Мавзолей Райымбек Батыра, tr. mavzolei raiymbek batyra) — is the mausoleum of the Kazakh hero Raiymbek, who fought against Dzungar invaders. It is located in the city of Almaty, on the homonymous Raiymbek Prospect.
Kazakh: Райымбек батыр кесенесі | |
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| Location | Almaty, Kazakhstan |
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| Designer | Ibrayev Bek Anuarbekovich |
| Material | granite |
| Beginning date | 1992 |
| Completion date | 1994 |
| Dedicated to | Kazakh batyr |
Construction
Raiymbek's tomb was destroyed during the Russian Civil War, between 1918 and 1922.[1] In 1981, a granite stela was installed at the burial site.[2] In 1992, the mausoleum was built on the gravesite, designed by architects B. Ybraev, Sh. Otepbaev and S. Agytayev. In 2017, by a resolution of the Almaty City akim, Raiymbek's mausoleum was transferred to the communal property of the city of Almaty.[3][4]
Modern-day mausoleum
The monument has an unusual shape, in the form of a pointed tent with a crescent on top, inside which there is a sarcophagus with the ashes of the hero. Also on the territory of mausoleum there is a spring and a prayer room.[5]
In 2005, in honor of 300th anniversary of Raiymbek's birth, the deputy of Almaty mäslihat and general director of the corporation "Sana-Oi Invest" Daulet Abenov funded the creation and installation near the mausoleum of a symbolic Koran, made of black marble, where people can worship by laying their hands on it.[1]
The sacredness of mausoleum is underscored by the fact that in his lifetime, Raiymbek was recognized as an "auliye", or "saint".[1]