Yazd Friday Mosque

View of the Friday Mosque of Yazd (left dome) and the Saiyid-Rukn-ad-Din mausoleum (right dome)

The Friday Mosque of Yazd ( Persian مسجد جامع یزد, DMG Masǧed-e ǧāme'-e Yazd) is the large assembly mosque ( Arabic ǧāmiʿ ) in the city of Yazd in the province of the same name in Iran . The mosque is depicted on the front of the Iranian 200 rial banknote.

history

The mosque from the 12th century is still in use today. It was first built under Ala ad-Daula Garschasp II (died 1141) from the Kakuyid dynasty. In the years 1324 and 1365 it was extensively expanded first by the Ilkhan , then by the Muzaffariden , and is now one of the most prominent buildings of the 14th century in Iran.

description

The mosque is an excellent example of the Azari style within Persian architecture . It is crowned by a pair of minarets , the tallest in Iran, and the facade of the portal is decorated from top to bottom with dazzling tiles, mostly blue. Inside the mosque there is a long arcaded courtyard ( Sahn ); behind a low-lying south-eastern ivan is an altar chamber ( Schabestan - actually a room cooled by a ventilation system). This chamber under the squat tiled dome is decorated with faience mosaics and its tall faience mihrab from 1365 is one of the most beautiful of its kind.