The mausoleum of Abu-Said (Meana-Baba) was built in the medieval city of Meana in the 11th century during the formation and consolidation of the powerful Seljuk state, in the period of economic prosperity of Khurasan. The mausoleum was erected over the tomb of the renowned mystic Sheikh Abu Said ibn Abul-Khair (968-1049), who is known as a historical figure.

Having received excellent education in his youth, Abu Said dedicated himself to the study of theology and became a prominent figure in one of the religious movements of Islam, Sufism, which was widespread in Khurasan at that time. Leaving the capital of the Ghaznavid dynasty, the city of Ghazna, and receiving training from the sheikhs of Merv, Abu Said settled in Meana, where he passed away in 1049.

In the 1920s, a commission consisting of professors A.A. Semenov, A.E. Schmidt, and architect A.P. Udalenkov examined the mausoleum. They dated the monument to the late 14th century. A new dating of the mausoleum to the mid-11th century was proposed by G.A. Pugachenkova based on architectural analysis of mausoleum styles in Northern Khurasan.

The original building, with a square chamber measuring 10.3 meters on each side, covered by a two-layered dome, was constructed in the 11th century using square bricks with a side length of 21-22-23 cm and a thickness of 4 cm. The cuboid structure of the building is crowned with a dome on a high drum.

The mausoleum of Abu-Said exhibits architectural principles that were developed in the construction of Southern Turkmenistan in the first half of the 11th century. It is important to note the use of a two-layered dome, a construction technique previously employed in the mausoleum of Serakhs-Baba. In the first half of the 14th century, a major reconstruction of the building took place, which did not affect the structural foundations of the mausoleum. However, the requirements of the new style and aesthetic norms led to significant changes in its architectural and artistic appearance. It was lavishly adorned with interior murals, while the portal was enriched with polychrome mosaic. The facade and vault of the portal were entirely faced with plaster. Colored tiles were secured with gypsum mortar, forming a mosaic ornament. The main colors used were blue, light blue, white, with small inserts made of yellow Kashin ceramics. The polychrome decoration of the facade is based on geometric patterns with religious inscriptions executed in nasḫ script.

A new development in the decorative interior of the mausoleum is the murals that cover its walls from the base to the top of the dome. The paintings were applied on a white background using blue, red, and partially pistachio green pigments. Among the vegetal motifs, the image of cotton bush with open capsules is often encountered.

A broad band of inscriptions executed in nasḫ script separates the sail-shaped octagon from the wall. The inscription is in white letters on a blue background. The dome ornamentation has preserved the almost pristine purity of its colors, making it one of the unique examples.

The richness, diversity, and high artistic value of the mosaics and murals in the mausoleum of Abu-Said classify it as a masterpiece of the polychrome-pictorial style, which became characteristic of the architecture of Central Asia in the 14th-15th centuries.