Grand Musalla of Isfahan
mosque in Isfahan, Iranian national heritage site
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Overview
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The Grand Mosalla of Isfahan, officially the Imam Khomeini Musalla of Isfahan, is a Friday mosque and community complex in the city of Isfahan, Iran. Besides the weekly Friday prayer, it hosts cultural, political, educational and devotional activities, including book fairs, exhibitions and religious ceremonies. It lies close to the historic Takht-e Foulad cemetery.
The main prayer hall (shabestan) measures 60 by 160 metres and rests on a steel structure weighing 2,000 tons, finished with fiberglass. Two principal minarets with concrete shafts 60 metres high flank the southern maqsurah; with their metal upper sections and decoration they reach about 110 metres in total. Six further concrete minarets belong to the complex. Porticos around the hall consist of twenty-one concrete domes, each measuring 20 by 20 metres. Beside the musalla stands a historic shabestan from the Safavid–Qajar period.
History
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The historic Safavid–Qajar shabestan next to the musalla was entered on the Iran National Heritage List on 1 June 2003 under registration number 9075.
From Wikipedia
The Grand Mosalla of Isfahan, officially the Imam Khomeini Mosalla of Isfahan (Persian: مصلای امام خمینی اصفهان), is a Shi'ite Friday mosque (jāmeh) and associated community complex, located in the city of Isfahan, in the province of Isfahan, Iran. The mosque is used for hosting weekly Friday prayer (jāmeh), as well as cultural, political, educational, worship activities, including book fairs, exhibitions, and religious ceremonies. The mosque is located in close proximity to the Takht-e Foulad historical cemetery.
The musalla consists of various sections, including:
shabestan: 60 x 160 meters in size, including two 60 x 60 meter domed roofs and two 60 x 20 meter domes with a metal structure weighing 2,000 tons and fiberglass joinery
minarets: Two main minarets with a concrete body 60 meters high, a metal section and decorative elements on it with a total height of about 110 meters on both sides of the maqsurah in the southern section and 6 concrete minarets
maqsurah: located in the southern section and made of iron sheet
porticos: Around the shabestan, which is made of twenty one 20 x 20 meter domes made of concrete
Next to this musalla, there is a historical shabestan dating back to the Safavid-Qajar period. This work was registered within the Iran National Heritage List on 1 June 2003 with registration number 9075.
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