Al-Nabi Mosque, Qazvin

The Masjed Al- Nabi, also Masjed-e Nabi ( " Mosque of the Prophet ", Persian مسجد النبی قزوین ) or Masjed -e Soltani ( " Mosque of the Sultan ," persian مسجد سلطانی ), one is under the Safavids, but possibly also built under the Qajar according to the four - Ivan schema Mosque in Qazvin, Iran.

History

The mosque is one of the largest four- Iwan mosques of Iran and extends over an area of ​​about 14,000 m². There is no evidence of who built the mosque. Most sources assume authorship was due to the Safavids. After the extent undated construction, Fath Ali Shah Kadscharenkönig expanded the mosque in the years 1805-1808. Insinuate Other sources, Fath Ali Shah himself had been the builder of the plant. In some cases, it is assumed, Fath Ali Shah had thereby the architect Ustad Mirza Shirazi served who had built the building, which is specified as Year 1787. In that regard, the portal of the mosque with a Nastaliq calligraphy towards this year.

The mosque has a very large arcaded courtyard and part of the great kadscharischen bazaar, in which are several old trading houses and goods deposits.

Both the gates of the mosque, as well as the interiors have Quranic verses. The main portal is surmounted by a " Goldasteh " ( pavilion-like pulpit for the muezzin ). Another special feature that distinguishes the main entrance, which is about 120 m long access road, which is lined with pointed arch niches. At the entrance is an underground scale, old hamam.

To the south is the main Iwan, followed by an 15 m wide, double-shelled dome hall connects whose junction is formed by squinches. The mihrab is decorated with tiles which show floral and geometric patterns. Once there was a lofty minaret next to the dome, which had been described by the French archaeologist and author, Jane Dieulafoy.

Similar to the Friday Mosque ( Masjid -e- Jameh Atiq ) in Qazvin houses the Masjed al - Nabi an underground vault ( Schabestan ), today used as a library.

Bazaar

The Masjed Al- Nabi belongs to a bazaar, which provides up to the present time, the great importance had Qazvin as a transhipment point in the past. In the village trade routes crossed, which is why many indoor markets, caravanserais and storage spaces are located. Significant complexes of the bazaar are the " Saad ol Saltaneh " and the " Qeysayre plant" ( the Imperial ) from the 19th or 16th century.