Although most of the city was destroyed in the battle, the Mahdi's tomb was restored and refurbished.
After the excavation, the tomb was restored, but no one knows whether it looks similar to its original state.
The tomb, which takes the form of a small house, was partly restored in 2004.
The tomb was thoroughly excavated and extensively restored and is now open to the public.
The tomb was rediscovered, uncovered and restored by Cottingham between 1825-1840.
In the late 1990s the tomb was restored by the Office of Public Works.
The tombs were discovered in 1917 and were restored by the Beaux-arts service.
The tombs and the tomb sculptures in the temple all dates from the 12th century, and have been meticulously restored.
His tomb was badly damaged in 1848 but was later restored.
In 1972, his tomb was restored by the Iranian Department of Antiquities.