One of the most beautiful and interesting historical places in the city of Natanz is the mausoleum, which is located above one of the Karkas mountain ranges in the southwest of Natanz city, which can be seen from a small building with a few openings.

The building, known as the Hawk Dome(Baz Dome), is so famous that it includes the mountain on which the dome was built and turned it into the famous Hawk Dome Mountain.

There is a certain way to climb a mountain and reach the dome that has recently been marked by a resident of Natanz so that those who want to see it do not get lost.

This legendary building, which can be seen from a distance from the porch and in other words to the depths of the desert, has the following characteristics and an amazing history.

Architectural points of the building

This building is a gem in the treasure of Iranian architectural arts, it is a land and a star in the sky, the works of the beautiful arts of this country that have been seen so far. 

Gonbad Baz is one of the masterpieces of Iranian architectural art and its designer excelled in his work and was very skilled in technical calculation and extremely tasteful in decorative matters.

The rafters, which have been selected to be of high architectural proportions, have the best earthquake-resistant form and have survived the devastating earthquake and hurricanes of Mount Vulture. It saved or saved more.

The construction of this very delicate building with perfectly balanced and appropriate dimensions in a very limited area, despite a very difficult way, is truly one of the artistic wonders, and it is really interesting that this building is 8 ‌ rectangular with a diameter of 9 meters and even a yard. There is no smoothness, and a number of pedestals are built on the lower boulders so that it is virtually impossible to pass around them.

Inside one of the pedestals, the staircase connects the lower part to the upper porch, and this porch is calculated and constructed as a strong belt against the pressures created by the weight of the dome.

From this porch, you can observe and observe the surrounding horizons for miles.

The invention and construction of a porch in this building is a masterpiece of art in this building and is in accordance with the famous architectural principle that a mandatory and used unit while fulfilling its main purpose, when it reaches its full potential to increase the beauty of the building and increase its resistance.

Historical background of Hawk dome

There are several popular stories about the construction of this dome and its name, and over time, their mythical aspect has surpassed the truth.

In the book of the life of Shah Abbas I, written by Nasrullah Filsafi, it is mentioned that Shah Abbas went to Gilan, Mazandaran, Gorgan and Khorasan to hunt more birds and to hunt birds around Isfahan and Kashan such as Lenjan and Natanz.

The king was very fond of birds of prey, and birds of prey were mostly hunted by game hunters, and every year the governors of the provinces sent him many hunting hunts from everywhere.

Sometimes his special envoys from foreign countries such as Russia and Turkestan brought wild and agile hunting bazaars to Iran.

One of the hunting grounds of Shah Abbas was known as Baz Lavand because it was very agile and clever.

Shah Abbas Safavid liked this Hawk more than any other Hawk, and by chance, in 1001 AH, when he was on his way from Isfahan to Qazvin, Hawk Lund died near the town of Qasbeh Natanz, and the Shah ordered him to return because of his great interest. A tower was erected over the mountain to commemorate it, and the tower, which is still standing, is known as the Hawk Dome.

It should be noted that the author of the book of the life of Shah Abbas I has brought the subject of Hawk Lund from the book of paintings of the works of Zikr al-Akhyar Mahmoud Ibn Hedayatullah Afshteh of Natanzi, the great historian of the time of Shah Abbas.

The open hunting dome number 644 has been registered in the list of national monuments of the country on the 22nd of Farvardin 1346.