Jame Mosque of Yazd

The Friday Mosque of Yazd (Persian مسجد جامع یزد, DMG Masǧed -e ǧāme ʾ -e Yazd ) is the large congregational mosque (Arabic ǧāmi ʿ ) of the city of Yazd in the eponymous province in Iran. The mosque is depicted on the front of the Iranian 200 rials banknote.

History

The mosque from the 12th century is still in use today. It was under Ala ad-Daula Garschasp II (d. 1141 ) built the first time from the Kakuyiden Dynasty. In the years 1324 and 1365 it was only through the Ilkhanate, then widely expanded by the Muzaffariden, and is now one of the outstanding 14th century building in Iran.

Description

The mosque is an excellent specimen of the Azari style within the Persian architecture. It is topped by a pair of minarets, the highest in Iran, and the facade of the portal is decorated from top to bottom with dazzling tiles, held mainly in blue. Inside the mosque there is a long, provided with arcaded courtyard ( Sahn ); behind a low-lying southeastern Ivan is an altar chamber ( Schabestan - actually a cooled by a ventilation system space ). This chamber under the squat geflieseten dome is decorated with faience mosaics and their high faience Mihrab from 1365 is one of the finest of its kind

Gallery

Muqarnasdekor the entrance

Interior

Mihrab

Ivan

Interior view of the dome