the Masjed-e Jāmé (‘Friday mosque’) can be seen as a stunning illustration of the evolution of mosque architecture over twelve centuries, starting in ad 841. It is the oldest preserved edifice of its ...

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 little stone tablets at various monuments reveal tales of Hindus working on a masjid; Muslims restoring a mosque; ...

As a prime example of a four-iwan mosque, 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 ...