Talas city: Mausoleum of Manas

Gumbez Manas, literally: "The Dome of Manas", "The Tomb of Manas" is another name of the mausoleum, which is located 22 km to the north-east of the city of Talas in Kyrgyzstan. Built of burnt bricks, decorated with national ornaments and inscriptions in Arabic. The mausoleum is crowned with a pointed dome. One of the inscriptions on the facade of the building says that the rich emir's daughter rests in it. However, according to legend, the mausoleum was built by masters from Bukhara and Samarkand on the orders of Kanykei, the wife of the legendary hero of the Kyrgyz epic Manas. Mausoleum Gumbes Manas is the property of national history and culture, especially revered today by the inhabitants of the country.