Jarchi Mosque
The Jarchi mosque (Persian: مسجد جارچی) was built according to a Thuluth inscription above its spandrel in 1610 under the supervision of Shah Abbas' herald. The word Jarchi means herald in Azeri and Persian. The mosque has a shabestan and is located in the Great Bazaar (Bazaar-e-Bozorg) of Isfahan. Decorations of this mosque are mainly destroyed.[1]
Jarchi mosque | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Shia Islam |
Province | Isfahan |
Location | |
Location | Bazaar of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran |
Municipality | Isfahan |
Shown within Iran | |
Geographic coordinates | 32.660833°N 51.675556°E |
Architecture | |
Type | Mosque |
Style | Isfahani |
Completed | 1610 |
See also
References
- Hosseyn Yaghoubi (2004). Arash Beheshti (ed.). Rāhnamā ye Safar be Ostān e Esfāhān(Travel Guide for the Province Isfahan) (in Persian). Rozane. ISBN 964-334-218-2.
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