Jameh Mosque of Isfahan

Jame Mosque of Isfahan

Jameh Mosque of Isfahan, one of the most important and oldest religious buildings in Iran with a world-wide reputation, is very important from technical and artistic point of view because different parts of this Jame Mosque have been built in different historical periods.

This mosque is one of the largest and most mysterious mosques in the Islamic world; the main building was built in the early Islamic centuries based on an ancient building related to the late Sassanid period. Jame Mosque of IsfahanAs one of the outstanding architectural monuments in Iran and the world, Isfahan Jameh Mosque now looks like a huge museum that shows the evolution of Iranian architecture in the Islamic and pre-Islamic period. The first and most important feature that makes this mosque spectacular is its entrance. Before the Arabs’ domination in this city, this mosque that was an important religious center was used as one of the fire temples in Isfahan. The discovery of a pedestal, decorated with Sassanid period decorations in the northern part of the mosque, confirms the existence of a pre-Islamic building. Despite different opinions about the history of changes and developments in the mosque, the construction of the Jame Mosque seems to date back to the early centuries during the Abbasid period. The altar was destroyed in the tenth century and its qiblah direction was modified.

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Different Sections of Isfahan Jameh Mosque

In this mosque, we will see Oljaitu Shabestan, Oljaitu Altar, Shahneshin, Winter Shabestan, Beit Al-Shatta, Khosravi Dome and Taj Al-Molk Dome. In addition, we sometimes have to raise our heads and look at the arches and the decorations on the ceiling in order to rejoice in the creativity of the architects of the Ilkhanid and Safavid periods. Although the current appearance of the mosque is mainly related to the Seljuk period, its repair and additions are related to later periods, especially the Safavid era. Isfahan Jame Mosque, built with a four-porch architecture, reflects Byzantine and classical art in the form of a traditional and Islamic building. This mosque has several buildings such as four-porch courtyards, Shabestan, Mozaffari School, small rows of Deylami period, Nizam-ol-Molk dome, Taj-ol-Molk dome, Oljaito altar (the most beautiful plaster altar), the most beautiful inlaid pulpit, Saheb four porches, Ostad (teacher), Shagerd (student), Dervish with moqarnas decorations, each of which shows the architectural course of the building in a specific period. This mosque has several entrances, each of which connects the mosque space to parts of the surrounding area. Among the artistic elements in this mosque, we can mention various inscriptions in Persian and Arabic languages apart from different styles of architecture and decorations.

 

Tags: Isfahan Province, Isfahan Attractions, UNESCO World Heritage Sites, Jameh Mosques in Iran, Iran Historical Attractions, Isfahan Jameh Mosque

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