Jameh Mosque of Ardestan
Also known as: Jameh Mosque of Ardestan
mosque in Iran, Iranian national heritage site
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Overview
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The Jameh Mosque of Ardestan is a Shi'ite Friday mosque in the town of Ardestan, in Iran's Isfahan Province. Its oldest parts point to a building that predates the Seljuk era, while the mosque took its main form under the Seljuks. Its architecture is associated in the record with Abbasid, Seljuk and Safavid styles. The mosque is included in the Iran National Heritage List, which is administered by the Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts.
History
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The oldest surviving parts of the mosque suggest that a building stood on the site before the Seljuk period. It is also possible that the mosque was raised on the site of a Chahartaq.
In the 12th century CE this earlier structure was incorporated into a Seljuk kiosk mosque, which was then enlarged to the classical four-iwan plan. The stucco decoration of the mihrab was later altered during the Ilkhanate.
The mosque was added to the Iran National Heritage List on 9 July 1932.
From Wikipedia
The Jāmeh Mosque of Ardestan (Persian: مسجد جامع اردستان, romanized: Masjid-e Jāmeh Ardestan) is a Shi'ite Friday mosque (jāmeh) in Ardestan, Isfahan province, Iran.
The oldest parts indicate a pre-Seljuk building, and it is possible the mosque was built on the site of a Chahartaq. The structure was incorporated in a Seljuk kiosk mosque in the 12th century CE, and further expanded to the classical four-iwan plan. The stucco decoration of the mihrab was altered during the Ilkhanate.
The mosque was added to the Iran National Heritage List on 9 July 1932, administered by the Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts.
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Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B9_%D8%A3%D8%B1%D8%AF%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jameh_Mosque_of_Ardestan
Wikipedia (fa): https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B9_%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AF%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86
Wikipedia (fr): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosqu%C3%A9e_Djuma_d%27Ardestan