Nabi mosque
The Nabi Mosque ( Persian مسجد النبی Masjed an-Nabi , DMG masǧed an-nabī , 'Mosque of the Prophet') or Soltani Mosque ( Persian مسجد سلطانی Masjed-e Soltāni , DMG masǧed-e solṭānī , 'Mosque of the Sultan'), is amosque in Qazvin , Iran, builtunder the Safavids , but possibly also under the Qajars according to the four-iwan scheme .
history
The mosque is one of the largest four-Ivan mosques in Iran and extends over an area of over 14,000 m². There is no evidence of who built the mosque. Most sources assume that the authorship can be traced back to the Safavids. After its undated construction, the Qajar king Fath Ali Shah expanded the mosque between 1805 and 1808. Other sources assume that Fath Ali Shah himself was the builder of the complex. It is sometimes assumed that Fath Ali Shah used the master builder Ustad Mirza Schirazi , who built the structure, with the year of construction being given as 1787. In that regard, the portal of the mosque with a Nastaliq - calligraphy towards this year.
The mosque has a large arcade-lined inner courtyard and is part of the city's Qajar bazaar , which contains a number of old trading houses and warehouses.
Both the gates of the mosque and the interior have verses from the Koran . The main portal is surmounted by a guldasta (pavilion-like pulpit for the muezzin ). Another special feature that characterizes the main entrance is the approximately 120 m long access path, which is lined with pointed arch niches. There is an old, underground hamam at the entrance .
In the south is the main divan, which is adjoined by a 15 m wide, double-shell domed hall, the transition of which is formed by trumpets . The mihrab is decorated with tiles that reveal floral and geometric patterns. A towering minaret once stood next to the dome, which had been described by the French archaeologist and author, Jane Dieulafoy .
Similar to the Friday mosque of Qazvin , the Nabi mosque houses an underground vault ( Schabestan ), which is now used as a library.
bazaar
The Nabi mosque is part of a bazaar that continues to convey the importance of Qazvin as a transhipment point in the past. Trade routes crossed in the village, which is why there are many market halls, caravanserais and storage areas. Important complexes of the bazaar are the "Saad ol-Saltaneh" and the "Qeysayre complex" ( the imperial one ) from the 19th and 16th centuries.
See also
literature
- Hans Berger: Iran . Conrad Stein, 5th edition, 2001, ISBN 3-89392-273-3 (travel manual).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Hans Berger, p. 235
- ↑ Peter Kerber, Iran: Islamic State with a culture that is thousands of years old , p. 185
- ^ Image of the Goldasteh of Masjed al-Nabi
Coordinates: 36 ° 16 ′ 6 ″ N , 49 ° 59 ′ 56 ″ E