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The Jāmeh Mosque of Ardestan (Persian: مسجد جامع اردستان – Masjid-e-Jāmeh Ardestan) is a congregational mosque (Jāmeh) in Ardestan, in the province of Isfahan, Iran. It ranks as No. 180 in the Inventory of National Artefacts of Iran.
The aisle leading the mosque's mihrab was slightly wider than the other aisles. [3] There is no indication that the new mosque had a minaret, despite the existence of this feature in other mosques of the period, [3] although Muqaddasi described the presence of a tall minaret in a central mosque of Isfahan before 985. [4]: 46
The north dome of the Isfahan mosque, in particular, is considered a masterpiece of medieval Iranian architecture, with the interlacing ribs of the dome and the vertically aligned elements of the supporting walls achieving a great elegance. [22] [20] Another innovation by the Seljuks was the "kiosk mosque".
It was under the Seljuks that the so-called “Iranian” plan appeared for the first time, perhaps in the redesign of the Great Mosque of Isfahan.The Iranian plan has four iwans arranged in a cruciform manner around a courtyard, as well as a domed room serving as a prayer room.In the Great Mosque of Isfahan, as it appeared at the time, it seems (according to the work of Galdieri) that this ...
Mohammad Jafar Abadei Mosque (Persian: مسجد محمد جعفرآبادهای) is a historical mosque in Isfahan, Iran. It was built in 1878 by the famous clergyman of the Qajar era, Mohammad Jafar Abadei. The mosque is famous because of its tiles and its architecture. [1] [2]
Darvazeh No mosque: Isfahan Isfahan Qajar dynasty 19 non-traditional 4 Dashti mosque: Dashti village Isfahan Ilkhanate 13 Azari 5 Gar mosque and minaret: Gar village Isfahan Seljuq dynasty 12 Razi 6 Hafshuye mosque: Hafschuye village Isfahan Seljuq dynasty 11 or 12 Razi 7 Hakim Mosque: Isfahan: Isfahan Safavid dynasty 17 Isfahani 8 Ilchi mosque ...
Architecture flourished, attaining a high point with the building program of Shah Abbas in Isfahan, which included numerous gardens, palaces (such as Ali Qapu), an immense bazaar, and a large imperial mosque. The art of manuscript illumination also achieved new heights, in particular in the Shah Tahmasp Shahnameh, an immense copy of Ferdowsi's ...
Northern domed chamber in the Jameh Mosque of Isfahan, built in 1088–89 under patronage of Taj al-Mulk [40] While the apogee of the Great Seljuks was short-lived, it represents a major benchmark in the history of Islamic art and architecture in Iran and Central Asia, inaugurating an expansion of patronage and of artistic forms.