the mausoleum is built of plaster and rubble. at the time of construction, it was entire covered with blue, green and white tiles. turquoise blue was the dominant amongst the other colors. the building is square in plan and has chamfered angles. a hemispherical dome rests on a drum. there is no "mihrab" (a niche in a wall indicating the direction in which muslims pray) inside the building. it also contains semi-octagonal angled alcoves.