- Source: Al-Nabi Mosque, Qazvin
The al-Nabi Mosque (Persian: مسجد النبی قزوین – Masjed al-Nabi, also known as: Persian: مسجد سلطانى – Masjed-e Soltani) is a famous mosque in Qazvīn. The mosque has an area of about 14,000 m2, and bears inscriptions indicating that Fath Ali Shah of the Qajar dynasty was the founder of the mosque. Other sources however indicate that the mosque has been in existence since the Safavid period. It is now believed that the architect of the structure was Ustad Mirza Shirazi with the date of construction being 1787. This glorious mosque also known as Masjed Nabi, Masjed Soltani or Masjed Shah.
Specifications
Its double layered dome measures 15m in inner-diameter.
Gallery
See also
List of mosques in Iran
Iranian architecture
Islamic architecture
References
Further reading
Bozorg-nia, Zohreh (2004). Mimaran-i Iran. ISBN 964-7483-39-2.
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- Al-Nabi Mosque, Qazvin
- List of mosques in Iran
- Qazvin
- Qazvin province
- Architects of Iran
- 1787 in architecture
- List of mausolea
- Allameh Sayyed Abul Hasan Rafiee Qazvini
- Mehregan, Qazvin
- Shal, Qazvin
