Iran Esfahan Jameh mosque4

1. 4 Esfahan Atigh Jameh mosque

2. The Jameh Mosque is the grand, congregational mosque of Isfahan city. The mosque is the result of continual construction, reconstruction, additions and renovations on the site from around 771 to the end of the 20th century. Moscheea de Vinerieste moscheea congregaţională din Esfahan, rezultat al unei continue construcţii, modificări şi reconstrucţii, începând din anul 771 până în secolul XX Esfahan

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6. Iwan Iwan Iwan Iwan scale model of the mosque

7. The Jameh Mosque is one of the oldest mosques still standing in Iran, and it was built in the four-iwan architectural style, placing four gates face to face. Construction under the Seljuqs included the addition of two brick domed chambers, for which the mosque is renowned. The south dome was built to house the mihrab in 1086–87 by Nizam al-Mulk, the famous vizier of Malik Shah, and was larger than any dome known at its time. The north dome was constructed a year later by Nizam al-Mulk's rival Taj al-Mulk. The function of this domed chamber is uncertain. Moscheea de Vinerieste una dintre cele mai vechi moschei din Iran, construită în stilul arhitectural cu patru iwane aşezate simetric. Partea construită în timpul dinastiei Selgiucide cuprinde şi două enorme săli acoperite cu domuri din cărămidă. Domul sudic al moscheei, construit de Nizam al-Mulk, vestitul vizir al Şahului Malik, a fost la vremea sa cel mai mare dom construit.

9. The (recently restored) court comprises a two-story arcade acting as a two-dimensional screen decorated with glazed bricks forming floral and geometric patterns in dark and light blue, white, and yellow. The arches of the two-story arcade are symmetrically arranged around the four iwans situated in the center of each one of the four walls, and are uniformly equal in height, except the two bays flanking the eastern iwan, which rise higher than the other arches

11. Two words are dominant in these inscriptions: ta'mir (to restore) and taz'yin (to decorate)

12. A prayer rug is characterized by a niche at one end, representing the mihrab in every mosque, a directional point to direct the worshipper towards Mecca

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16. Of particular interest is the mihrab of Oljaytu, which was installed in 1310 for the Il Khanid ruler Oljaytu. It is found in the northwestern part of the mosque, on the exterior of the northeastern wall of the northwest iwan. Exhibiting a mastery of stuccowork of complex compositions of three-dimensional inscriptions merging with floral and geometric carvings, the whole mihrab stands as a unique element extruded from the original wall of the mosque. The mihrab is composed of an external framed arch within which is inscribed a smaller recessed framed arch, almost half in height and width. These two arches, including their frames and their "columns," which do not have a structural function, are all ornamented with carvings of inscriptions and patterns. The most external frame takes this delicate treatment to an extreme. The inscription band, as it recessed in the wall, spatially curves as if written on a convex surface; its florally-decorated and perforated background make the inscription appear to be floating in air.

23. The minbar is a pulpit in the mosque where the imam (leader of prayer) stands to deliver sermons

37. The Jameh Mosque is a veritable museum of Islamic architecture and still a working mosque. Within a couple of hours you can see and compare 800 years of Islamic design, with each example near to the pinnacle of its age. The range is quite stunning: from the geometric elegance of the Seljuks, through to the Mongol period and on to the refinements of the more baroque Safavid style. At more than 20,000 sq metres, it is also the biggest mosque in Iran.

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