It is the oldest preserved edifice of its type in Iran and a prototype for later mosque designs throughout Central Asia. The complex, covering more than 20,000 m 2, is also the first Islamic building ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - The mosque, constructed by Goharshad, the wife of Shahrokh Teimoori, in 821 AH, features a large central courtyard surrounded by four porticos. Beautiful inscriptions in Thulth ...

The mosque has a tile inscription on its façade, which bears the name of Naser al-Din Shah (1831-1896), the reigning monarch of the time. One of the doors of this mosque once belonged to shrine ...