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The shrine monument has undergone multiple constructions and reconstructions throughout the years, with the current structure dating to the middle of the Safavid era. Under Shah Abbas the Great's orders, work on it started in 1621 and was finished in 1631, the year of his passing. The building was designed in the traditional Safavid Persian architecture, and Baha' al-din al-'Amili was chosen as the architect. Nader Shah Afshar gilded the shrine's dome and minarets in 1743, and other significant restorations have been made over time to further enhance the shrine's grandeur and beauty.<ref>https://www.imamali.net/?id=4365 </ref>
== Building history ==
In 786, Abbasid ruler Harun al-Rashid built the first structure over Hazrat Imam Ali tomb, including a green dome.
The Abbasid caliph al-Mutawakkil flooded the site around 850, but in the tenth century, Abu'l-Hayja, the Hamdanid king of Mosul and Aleppo, reconstructed the shrine in 923, adding a massive dome.
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