It is the oldest preserved edifice of its type in Iran and a prototype for later mosque designs throughout Central Asia. The complex, covering more than 20,000 m 2, is also the first Islamic building ...

The mosque, which began construction in 1994, begun in 1994, dazzles visitors with its gleaming white marble, gold-adorned gates, and intricate floral mosaics, AD Middle East notes. Designed by ...

the Jameh Mosque of Qazvin features a large central courtyard flanked by iwans on all four sides. The courtyard, measuring nearly 4,000 square meters, is one of the largest in Iran and includes a ...