The mosque follows the four-iwan (portico) plan. On the qibla (south) side of the courtyard, a broad and shallow iwan with an arched muqarnas semidome leads onto a domed hall with a mihrab. The dome ...

Inscriptions on the building date the mosque to 1304-1309, the tomb of Shaykh 'Abd al-Samad to 1307, the Khanqah to approximately 1316-1317 and the minaret to 1325. Today the mosque complex contains a ...

Different sections of the mosque include a four-Iwan courtyard, shabestan, Mozaffari school, small terraces of Daylamites era, Nezamolmolk dome, Taj al-Mulk dome, Oljeitu altar ...

Most elements of the mosque, in particular the four iwans and the Malek al-Molk and Taj al-Molk domes, are authentic in material, design and location. Restorations and a reconstruction, which became ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Located in the historic centre of Isfahan, the Masjed-e Jame (‘Friday mosque’) can be seen as a stunning illustration of the evolution of mosque architecture over twelve ...

Most elements of the mosque, in particular the four iwans and the Malek al-Molk and Taj al-Molk domes, are authentic in material, design and location. Restorations and a reconstruction, which became ...