Agha Bozorg Mosque
Also known as: Agha Bozorg Mosque
mosque in Kashan, Iranian national heritage site
Key facts
- Built
- 1844
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Overview
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The Agha Bozorg Mosque is a mosque and madrasa complex in the centre of Kashan, in Iran's Isfahan Province. A work of Qajar architecture, it is named after Mulla Mahdi Naraqi II, known as Agha Bozorg, in whose honour it was built. The complex stands next to the Khaje Taj od-Din Mausoleum, which was completed in the 15th century, and attracts many visitors. It is registered on the Iran National Heritage List.
History
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An inscription gives the date of the building as 1248 AH (1832/33 CE), while other evidence points to construction between 1844 and 1850 by the master builder Ustad Haj Sa'ban-ali. According to the Arabic-language account, Haj Muhammad Taqi Khanban had the mosque built in the mid-13th century AH so that his son-in-law, Mulla Mahdi Naraqi II, could use it for teaching and prayer. The mosque was added to the Iran National Heritage List on 3 December 1951.
From Wikipedia
The Agha Bozorg Mosque (Persian: مسجد آقابزرگ, romanized: Masjed-e Āghā Bozorg) is a mosque and madrasa in Kashan, in the province of Isfahan, Iran. The mosque and madrasa is located in the center of the city.
An inscription dates the building from 1248 AH (1832/1833 CE), with other evidence indicating that the mosque was built between 1844 and 1850 by master-mi'mar Ustad Haj Sa'ban-ali in honor of Mulla-Mahdi Naraqi II, known as Āghā Bozorg. The mosque was added to the Iran National Heritage List on 3 December 1951, administered by the Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization of Iran.
The complex is a major tourist attraction of the area; and is located adjacent to the Khaje Taj od-Din Mausoleum, that was completed during the 15th century CE.
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