Balkh, Khwaja Abu Nasr Parsa Mosque 1460 to 1598 - History of Islamic Architecture (sitios de interés)

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This marker is part of an extended History of Islamic Architecture

Balkh, Afghanistan
Khvaja Abu Nasr Parsa Mosque and Tomb
1460 to 1598
Safavid

Khwaja Abu Nasr Parsa (d. 1460) was a spiritual leader of the Naqshbandi order and a theological lecturer in Herat. Golombek and Wilber have identified an unmarked tombstone in front of the portal as the khwaja's grave marker.



Badly damaged (partly restored 1975) the front ivan must have once rivaled the Timurid madresas in Samarkand. Two tiled spiral columns flank the entry ivan




The Spiral column after the last restoration in 1975



Text and photos Archnet.org

Mapa del lugar de interés Balkh, Khwaja Abu Nasr Parsa Mosque 1460 to 1598

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