Hakim Mosque, Isfahan
Hakim Mosque (Persian: مسجد حکیم) is one of the oldest mosques in Isfahan, Iran. Completed in the mid-17th century, in the Safavid era, it is named after Moḥammad-Dāvud Khan Ḥakim (a court physician) who funded the construction.[1]
| Hakim Mosque مسجد حکیم | |
|---|---|
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Province | Isfahan Province |
| Location | |
| Location | Isfahan, Iran |
  Shown within Iran | |
| Geographic coordinates | 32.662973°N 51.674271°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Mosque |
| Completed | Safavid dynasty |
The mosque was constructed between 1656 and 1663 and retained the "standard four ayvan plan and a two-storey arcade" At the same time, however, it also bore a simpler structural pattern and brick and tile surface, compared to the ones that had been erected under Abbas I (r. 1588-1629).
See also
References
- "Jameh Mosque of Sojas". Encyclopedia of History of Iranshahr Architecture. Archived from the original on 2015-04-06. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
Sources
- Milani, Abbas (2003). "ḤAKIMI, EBRĀHIM". Encyclopaedia Iranica, Vol. XI, Fasc. 6. pp. 575–580.
- Newman, Andrew J. (2008). Safavid Iran: Rebirth of a Persian Empire. I.B.Tauris. ISBN 978-0857716613.
External links
- About Hakim Mosque
- Concerning the Masjed-e Jorjir, see H. Gaube et E. Wirth, Der Bazar von Isfahan, Wiesbaden, 1978, p. 203-204; O. Grabar, The Great Mosque of Isfahan, London, 1990, p. 47-48
- Loṭfallâh Honarfar, Ganjina-ye âsâr-e târikhi-ye Eṣfahân, Isfahan, 1344 Sh/1965, p. 612-620
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