Jame Mosque of Yazd -Photo: Emil & Liliana Schmid
- Yazd
Yazd is the oldest continually inhabited city in the world with a history of more than 3000 years, dating back to the time of the Median empire. Yazd is situated at an oasis where the Dasht-e Kavir desert and the Dasht-e Lut desert meet and is located in the middle of ancient Silk Road. The whole city is made out of clay and abode. In the horizon of this brown city, Jame mosque of Yazd with the blue minarets and glorious dame is one of the most important eye catchers.
Yazd
- Jame Mosque of Yazd
Jame mosque of Yazd, also named Friday mosque or is an awesome blend of grandeur and finesse. with its spectacular view boasts picturesque plaster works, charming dome-chamber, courtyard, elegant tile works and towering minarets. The cluster of spacious iwan, magnificent dome and its surrounding space are world famous artworks. Elegant patterns of brick work, inscription of mosaic tiles and Kufic scripts create a sense of timeless beauty.
Two towering minarets, 52 meters in height are the tallest minarets in Iran. The minarets fell into ruin and were rehabilitated in 1945. One of the minarets has two spiral stair cases. source
The history of Jame mosque of Yazd dated back to 800 years ego. The early mosque was constructed on the site of a Sassanid fire temple on the order of A’la Al – Dowleh Kalanjar. 200 years later it was reconstructed and the main construction of the present building is ordered by Seyyed Rokhn Al Din Mohammad Qazi. The oldest dated tile work existing in the building is in the eastern entrance vestibule and is dated back to 1364 A.D
The various parts of the mosque were erected in the course of time and commissioned by different individuals. The portico and minarets were re-stored in 1945. source
Jame Mosque of Yazd, main facade and entry
Dome, Jame Mosque of Yazd -Photo: Alfred Molen
Minarets and Main entrance -Photo: Amir Hosni
Minarets -Photo: El-Len
Main entrance – Photo: kh
Main entrance – Photo: Sadegh Miri
Details, main entrance door
Main entrance
Main entrance vestibule ceiling & skylight -Photo: Andrew
Main entrance vestibule skylight – Source
Courtyard -Photo: Emil & Liliana Schmid
Courtyard -Photo: Hamid Najafi
Courtyard -Photo: Zohre Parinoush
View of the southern porch from the courtyard
Porch -Photo: Wendayys
Arch of the main prayer hall -Photo: Hamid Najafi
Ceiling, dome of the main prayer hall -Photo: Earth,Water, Air, Fire
Tilework of mihrab and dome of the main prayer hall -Photo: Hamid Najafi
Main prayer hall
Corridor (Ravagh)
Corridor (Ravagh)
Prayer hall next to the dom -Photo: Masoud Saki
Prayer hall, ceiling & skylights
Prayer hall, ceiling & skylights
North-eastern prayer hall (Shabestan)
North-eastern prayer hall (Shabestan) –Source
View to minarets from North-eastern prayer hall (Shabestan) -Photo: Earth,Water, Air, Fire
North-western prayer hall (Shabestan) -Photo: Zohre Parinoush
Colonnade (Ravagh)
Colonnade (Ravagh)
Details
Western Entrance
Kufic calligraphy in tiles on the western entrance -Photo: Hamid Najafi
Northern entrance
Northern entrance –Source
Lattice brick –Source
Lattice brick –Source
Inlaid mosaic tilework –Source
Inlaid mosaic tilework -Photo: Sadegh Miri
Inlaid mosaic tilework -Photo: Sadegh Miri
Photo: Leila Dear
Inlaid mosaic tilework -Photo: Leila Dear
Brickwork -Photo: Leila Dear
Photo: Leila Dear
The Kufic inscription band at the base of the dome
Panorama of Yazd
In the courtyard of the mosque there is a stairwell leading down to part of the Zarch Qanat, used these days for ritual ablutions -Photo: Zohre Parinoush
The obverse of the Iranian 200 rials banknote
Plan –Source
Section A-A –Source
Section B-B –Source
Perspective
Panoramic photo by Mojtaba Kargar
Panoramic photo by Mohammad Reza Domiri Ganji
