Meydan mosque
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 Front view of the Meydan Mosque (2017) |
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| place | Kashan , Iran | |
| Coordinates | 33 ° 59 '11.6 " N , 51 ° 27' 7.6" E | |
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The Meydan Mosque ( Persian مسجد میدان Masjed e Meydan , IPA : [ mæsd͡ʒɛd ɛ mɛjdɑn ]) is a historic mosque in the Iranian city of Kashan on the south side of Sang-e-Ghadimi Square next to the Kashan bazaar . It is one of the oldest buildings in the city. The original structure probably dates from the Seljuk era,it was destroyedduring the Mongol invasion and rebuilt and repairedunder Khadsche Emad ed-Din . An inscription in the old mihrab records the construction by Hassan ebn-e Arabschah for 623 Hijri (1226 AD). The mihrab was dismantled in the 20th century and kept in the Museum of Islamic Art in Berlin.
Jane Dieulafoy describes the Mehrab as follows:
- "The Meydan / Mosque is a spacious structure with a suitable architectural construction technique, but its distinctive feature compared to other similar structures is its exquisite mihrab which has been covered with great metallic reflective ceramic tiles . In terms of the high quality of the ceramic tiles, they are similar the ceramic tiles in Imamzade Yahya in Varamin . "
Abd ol-Ghaffar Nadschm od-Dole foresaw the future of the mihrab well in 1882 as follows:
- "The raised ceramic tiles that I saw in the mihrab of the Meydan Mosque are impressive and well worth seeing. Europeans will buy them for at least 2000 tomans and take them with them as soon as they get an opportunity."
In its heyday, the mosque had tall ivans , an interior dome room worth seeing , a large courtyard, shabestan and a Houz hall, but despite many repairs most parts of the mosque were destroyed. The mosque had a special social and political significance, as evidenced by numerous orders written on the portal, which range from the Qara Qoyunlu era (15th century) to the Qajar era (19th century). These are guidelines, regulations and orders about the buying and selling of goods and food at the respective authorized prices, the prohibition of gambling and other violations of Sharia law .
The portal of the mosque is characterized by its original Iranian architectural technique.
The former stone minaret was destroyed by the earthquake in 1778 at the end of the Safavid era .
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b 'Hosseyn Yaghoubi: Rāhnamā ye Safar be Ostān e Esfāhān (travel guide to Esfahan province) . Ed .: Arash Beheshti. Rouzane, 2004, ISBN 964-334-218-2 , pp. 186 (Persian).
- ↑ a b c 'Hosseyn Yaghoubi: Rāhnamā ye Safar be Ostān e Esfāhān (travel guide to Esfahan province) . Ed .: Arash Beheshti. Rouzane, 2004, ISBN 964-334-218-2 , pp. 187 (Persian).