Palatial mosque in Baku

The Shah Mosque is a small compact mosque in Baku. It's the part of the ensemble of the Palace of Shirvanshahs. It was built from 1441 to 1442 in the lower courtyard of the palace.

Architecture

The architecture of the mosque is distinguished by its severity, its carefully conceived proportions and the sizes of the portals, the dome and the 22 -meter minaret. The inscription on the minaret is:

" Has ordered to build this minaret of Sultan largest Khalilullah I, yes it will Allah raise the days of his government and the gentry. In Achthundertfünfundvierzig. "

It follows that began with the construction of mid 1441.

The internal space of the mosque is divided into two rooms, one for men and one for women, divided. The men's room, which is characterized by the dome covered with the pointed tops of the female hall is illuminated by two light sources. The plot of the floor in front of the mihrab is covered by a turquoise plate and is protected by a low stone lattice. In this hall leads the North or main portal, which is turned towards the mausoleum. The Shah and his followers went into the room through the other, the eastern entrance, which is also emphasized by the portal, only a few of the smaller sizes. The hall, which is intended for women, was located in the western part of the mosque. In him we passed through the small entrance, which faces the inner courtyard and into the economic space of the ensemble of the palace.

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