Jameh Mosque of Varamin
Also known as: Jameh Mosque of Varamin
mosque in Varamin, Iranian national heritage site
Key facts
- Built
- 1322
- Foundation/Institution
- Ebu Said Bahadır
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Overview
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The Jameh Mosque of Varamin is the main congregational mosque of the city of Varamin in Tehran Province and is regarded as one of the oldest buildings in the city. Listed among Iran's national heritage sites, it is classed under Ilkhanid and Timurid architecture. The complex consists of a shabestan (a multi-aisled columned hall), a portico, a large brick dome, an annex beside the shabestan, and a row of ten small arches set along a large central arch. Its walls combine plain brick bonding, broad patterns of uniform bricks, glazed tiles, tile and raised-brick ornament, intricate brick reliefs and stucco. The stucco is considered among the finest in Iran. The iwan of the shabestan carries inscriptions with arabesque patterns and a range of Arabic, Kufic and Persian scripts.
History
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Construction began during the reign of the Ilkhanid ruler Öljaitü and was completed under his son Abu Said. Our record gives the year of construction as 1322 and names Abu Said Bahadur as the patron.
From Wikipedia
The Jāmeh Mosque of Varāmīn (Persian: مسجد جامع ورامین, romanized: Masjed-e-Jāme-e Varāmīn)
is a Shi'ite Friday mosque (jāmeh) located in Varamin in the Tehran province of Iran.
The mosque is one of the oldest buildings in the city of Varamin. Its construction began during the reign of Sultan Mohammad Khodabaneh and was completed in 722 AH (1322/1323 CE) during the rule of his son, Abu Sa'id Bahadur Khan. The mosque comprises a shabestan, a portico, a large brick dome, an adjacent structure beside the shabestan, ten small arches, and one large central arch.
The mosque was added to the Iran National Heritage List on 6 January 1932, administered by the Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization of Iran.
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