Na'in Masjid-i-Jame 960 - History of Islamic Architecture (sitios de interés)

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Na'in, Esfahan, Iran
Masjid-e Jame
960
Buyid


Typical of pre-Seljuk mosques, the Masjid-i-Jame at Na'in exhibits a simple hypostyle plan, which has remained uncomplicated despite the additions and alterations of subsequent years. A courtyard is accessed through the arcades that are built from bays of irregular spacing and number. The courtyard façade probably dates to reconstruction work of the Seljuk period, although the most unusual feature - the angled piers flanking the central nave on the southwestern (qibla) side - is dated to the original period of construction.
The minaret represents an important transition from the early square form to the Iranian minarets of the 11th and 12th centuries. Maintaining the early square plan at the base, a tall tapering octagonal mid-section rises to a short cylindrical shaft.

The Masjid-e Jame at Na'in is renown for the extensive and masterful carved stucco of the mihrab and adjacent bays, including the oldest extant epigraphic friezes in Iran. Stylistically it bridges the stucco decoration of the Sasanian and Abbasid periods with that of the Seljuks.

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External view from the southeast including the mirab:


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Elaborate carved stucco decorations around the mirab

Mapa del lugar de interés Na'in Masjid-i-Jame 960

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