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| Nasir-ol-Molk Mosque | |
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مسجد نصیرالملک | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Ecclesiastical or organisational status | Mosque |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | Shiraz,Fars |
| Country | Iran |
  Location of the mosque inIran | |
| Administration | Endowment Foundation of Nasir-ol-Molk |
| Coordinates | 29°36′31″N52°32′54″E / 29.60861°N 52.54833°E /29.60861; 52.54833 |
| Architecture | |
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| Type | Mosque architecture |
| Style | |
| Founder | Mirza Hasan Ali Nasir ol-Molk |
| Groundbreaking | 1876CE |
| Completed | 1888 CE |
| Specifications | |
| Interior area | 2,414 m2 (25,980 sq ft) |
| Dome | One(maybe more) |
| Minaret | Two(subduedturrets) |
| Site area | 2,980 m2 (32,100 sq ft) |
| Materials | Stained glass; ceramics; timber; marble |
| Website | |
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| Official name | Nasir-ol-Molk Mosque |
| Type | Built |
| Designated | 1955 |
| Reference no. | 396 |
| Conservation organization | Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization of Iran |
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TheNasir-ol-Molk Mosque (Persian:مسجد نصیرالملک,romanized: Masjed-e Nasir ol-Molk;Arabic:مسجد نصير الملك), also known as thePink Mosque (Persian:مسجد صورتی,romanized: Masjed-e Surati), is amosque located inShiraz, in the province ofFars,Iran. Completed in 1888CE, theQajar era mosque is located in the Gowd-e Araban district of Shiraz, south of Lotfali Khan Zand Street, next to theShāh Chérāgh Mosque.
The mosque includes extensivestained glass in itsfaçade, and displays other traditional elements such as thePanj Kāse ("five concaved") design.[2]
The mosque was added to theIran National Heritage List in 1955, administered by theCultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization of Iran. The mosque is a major tourist attraction in Shiraz, especially when the light hits the stained glass at sunrise.[3]
The mosque was constructed between 1876 and 1888 and is under use under the protection of the Endowment Foundation of Nasir-ol-Molk. Construction of the mosque was commissioned byMirza Hasan Ali Nasir ol-Molk, one of the lords and aristocrats of Shiraz and the son ofAli Akbar Qavam ol-Molk, thekalantar of Shiraz.
The mosque was completed in theQajar style; designed by Mohammad Hasan-e-Memār, a Persian architect who had also built the notedEram Garden before the Nasir-ol-Molk Mosque, Mohammad Hosseini Shirazi, and Mohammad Rezā Kāshi-Sāz-e-Širāzi.[4] There is a poem inscribed on marble on entry to the mosque and the mosque contains extensive use of blue, yellow, pink, azure, and white tiles.
The Nasir al-Mulk Mosque has twoShabestans, and the interior decoration of the western (or winter) Shabestan consists of a series of arches and vaults and two rows of six columns that divide the interior into smaller sections. The western Shabestan is connected to thesahn by seven wooden doors, each decorated by Gereh Chini, with extensive use of stained glass. The passage of light through the stained glass in red, azure, yellow, orange, and green colors is a major tourist attraction. There is a shallow and wide pool in the middle of thesahn. The Nasir al-Molk Mosque has two north and south porches, each different from the other. The northern porch of the mosque has three half-arches on three sides, connected to thesahn by the fourth half-arch.[5][6]
Although stained glass is popular in churches, the earliest discovered was inSyria from the 7th centuryCE.[dubious –discuss] There is evidence of techniques and recipes for obtaining stained glass by the Persian chemistJabir ibn Hayyan in his bookKitab al-Durra al-maknuna (transl. The Book of the Hidden Pearl) published in the 8th century.[7] Orsi[clarification needed] windows are windows made of a mixture of wood and colorful glass during theSafavid and Qajar eras. Orsi differs from stained glass used in many churches andOttoman mosques which serve as illuminated images rather than a source of light. Light is a major feature in many mosques considering it being a major symbol of God in Islam.[citation needed] This is mentioned in theQuran:
"Allah is the light of the heavens and the earth."
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