Mosque Architecture, Inscriptions, and Arrays of the Qajar Pe-riod with an Emphasis on the Al-Nabi Mosque in Qazvin

Document Type : Original Article

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1 Master's student in archeology at Buali Sina University, Hamedan

2 Associate Professor, Archeology Department, Buali Sina University, Hamedan

10.22080/hpai.2024.4618

Abstract

Royal or Sultan mosques are one of the types of mosques that appeared in the Safavid period. The builders of these mosques shifted the center of gravity of religious affairs from the Jameh mosques to these mosques, so that those whose names were associated with the mosque would also be in the center of public attention. The construction of royal mosques during the Qajar period, especially during the rule of Fath-Ali Shah Qajar, was developed and expanded so that royal mosques were built in five cities of Qazvin, Tehran, Zanjan, Borujerd, and Semnan. Al-Nabi Mosque of Qazvin, as one of the Sultan Mosques in the Qajar era, has common features and also differences with other Sultan Mosques. This mosque is built in a special location and texture in such a way that connects different parts of the market with triple entrances. The three main entrances of Al-Nabi Mosque have been of interest in the royal mosques of the Qajar period. This type of design is one of the architectural features of the Qajar era and is not seen in previous periods. One of the controversial issues related to the Al-Nabi Mosque in Qazvin is the exact date the mosque was built and the content of its inscriptions. The writings of tourists and travelers, as well as the architectural style, decorations, and dated inscriptions in the building, confirm that this mosque belongs to the period of Fath-Ali Shah Qajar, and it seems that there was a specific purpose in choosing verses and hadiths for inscriptions.

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History of Persian Art in the Islamic period
Volume 1, Issue 1
September 2023
Pages 7-31

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