Jarchi mosque

Jarchi mosque
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Basic information
Location Bazaar of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran
Geographic coordinates 32°39′39″N 51°40′32″E / 32.660833°N 51.675556°E / 32.660833; 51.675556Coordinates: 32°39′39″N 51°40′32″E / 32.660833°N 51.675556°E / 32.660833; 51.675556
Affiliation Shia Islam
Province Isfahan
Municipality Isfahan
Architectural description
Architectural type Mosque
Architectural style Isfahani
Completed 1610

The Jarchi mosque (Persian: مسجد جارچی‎‎) was built according to a Thuluth inscription above its spandrel in 1610 under the supervision of Shah Abbas' herald. The word Jarchi means herald in Persian. The mosque has a shabestan and is located in the Great Bazaar (Bazaar-e-Bozorg) of Isfahan. Decorations of this mosque are mainly destroyed.[1]

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References

  1. ↑ Hosseyn Yaghoubi (2004). Arash Beheshti, ed. Rāhnamā ye Safar be Ostān e Esfāhān(Travel Guide for the Province Isfahan) (in Persian). Rozane. ISBN 964-334-218-2.


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