Elaborates the structure, elements, shapes, spaces and architectural principles of Shah Rukn-e-Alam tomb, Multan.

1. SUBMITTEDBY: FATIMAHANIF.
ROLLNO: 2K17-B.ARCH-33.
SUBMITTEDTO: AR.AHMADFRAZ
AR.MUHAMMADISHFAQ.
SESSION: 2017-2022.
SEMESTER: 8TH .
DEPARTMENT: ARCHITECTUREANDDESIGN.
INSTITUTE: NFCIET,MULTAN.
BUILDING: TOMBOFSHAHRUKN-E-ALAM,MULTAN,PUNJAB.
PRECEDENTSINARCHITECTURE

2. INTRODUCTION
NAME: SHAH RUKN-E-ALAM
BORN: 1251 AD
DIED: 1335 AD
AGE: 84 YEARS
RELIGION: ISLAM
BUILDING NAME: TOMB OF SHAH RUKN-E-ALAM
DESIGN: TUGHLAK STYLE OF ARCHITECTURE.
AREA: 12,000 SQFT
TOTAL HEIGHT: 101 FT
ARCHITECT: UNKNOWN
CLIENT: GHIAS-UL-DIN TUGHLAK
AWARD: AGHA KHAN AWARD FOR ARCHITECTURE.

3. HISTORY
ShahRukneAlamwasthesonofPirSadar-Al-Din Arif.He
wasborninMultanon26November1251ADanddied3
January1335AD.HewasthegrandsonandsuccessorofSheikh
Baha-ud-dinZakariya.Hewasburiedinthemausoleum ofhis
grandfather,accordingtohisownwillbutlater,hiscoffinwas
transferredtothepresentmausoleum.ShahRukn-e-Alam
conferredhisspiritualsuccessiononSufisheikhSultan,
TareeqinSheikh, Hameed-ud-Din Shah,HakimAl-Qureshi,
AsadiAl-HashmiSuhrawardi.HeisburiedatMauMubarak
inRahimYarKhan.HewasShahRukneAlam'sKhalifa-e-
Awwal.

4. Thesaintisstillreveredtoday,andhistombisthefocusofthepilgrimageofover100,000
pilgrimsyearlyfromalloverSouthAsia.ShahMehmoodQureshiisthecurrentSajjada
NashinandcustodianoftheMausoleumofShahRukn-e-Alam.Thetombwasbuiltbetween
1320and1324CEinthepre-Mughalarchitecturalstyle.Thetombissaidtohavebuiltby
Ghias-ud-DinTughlak(r.1320-1325AD)duringhisgovernorshipofDepalpur,between1320
and1324CEandwasgivenbyhisson,MuhammadbinTughluqtothedescendantsofShah
Rukn-e-Alamforthelatter’sburialin1330.Inthe1970s,themausoleumwasthoroughly
repairedandrenovatedbytheAuqafDepartment.Theentireglitteringglazedinterioristhe
resultofnewtilesandbrickworkdonebytheKashigarsofMultan.
ThistombisonthetentativelistasaUNESCOWorldHeritageSite.SheikhRukn-ud-Din
AbulFateh(Persian: ‫ن‬‫ک‬‫ر‬
‫ن‬‫ی‬‫د‬‫ل‬‫ا‬
‫ح‬‫ت‬‫ف‬‫ل‬‫ا‬
‫و‬‫ب‬‫ا‬ ),)commonlyknownbythetitle(Shah)Rukn-e-Alam
("PillaroftheWorld")(1251–1335),wasaneminentSufisaintfromMultaninmodern-day
PakistanwhobelongedtoSuhrawardiyyaSufiorder.
HISTORY

5. LOCATION

8. SITEPLAN

9. V
HOLYGRAVE
V
GRAVESOF
DISCIPLESAND
FAMILYMEMBERS MIHRAB
(NICHEFACING
MAKKAH)
STAIRCASELEADING
UPPERSTOREYS CORNER
TOWERS
ANTECHAMBER
GROUNDFLOOR
PLAN

10. STAIRCASELEADING
UPPERSTOREYS
CORNERTOWERS
MASSIVEWALLS
FIRSTFLOOR
PLAN BASTONWALLS

11. STAIRCASELEADING
UPPERSTOREYS
CORNERTOWERS
MASSIVEWALLS
SECONDFLOOR
PLAN

12. GEOMETRY
• BASICGEOMETRICALSHAPES:
• OCTAGON
• CIRCLE
• SQUARE
• RECTANGLE

13. COMPILATION

18. STRUCTURE

21. CIRCULATION

22. BALANCE

23. BALANCE

24. UNITY

25. UNITY

26. UNITY

27. PROPORTION

28. PROPORTION

29. HARMONY

30. HARMONY

31. HARMONY

32. VARIETY

33. VARIETY

34. VARIETY

35. CONTRAST

36. EMPHASIS

37. EMPHASIS

38. EMPHASIS

39. ELEMENT’S
DETAIL

40. SECTION

42. WIRE
FRAME
VIEWS

43. WIRE
FRAME
VIEWS

44. WIREFRAME
ANIMATION

45. 3D
VIEWS

46. 3D
VIEWS

47. 3D
ANIMATION

48. ARIEL
VIEW

49. EXTERIOR VIEWS

51. MAUSOLEUM
ENTRANCE
MAIN
ENTRANCE

52. PRAYERHALLENTRANCE

53. MAUSOLEUM
INTERIORVIEWS

54. DOORS’DETAILS

55. TRANSOM
DETAILS

56. EXTERIOR
DETAILS

57. EXTERIOR
DETAILS

58. PATTERNS

60. TILESPATTERNAND
DETAIL

61. INTERIOR
AND
EXTERIOR
VIEWOF
JALIS

64. MYOWN
PHOTOGHRAPHY

69. DOORS
DETAIL

71. THANKS