The Jameh Mosque of Isfahan known as Masjid-i Jami'-i Isfahan in Persian is located 340km south of Tehran, the capital of Iran. It is known to be the Friday Mosque of Isfahan and it was built during the Seljuk rule where it became a prominent architectural expression of the Seljuk rule in Persia. The Jameh Mosque is one of the oldest mosques still standing in Iran and it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2012.
Architecture of Tawhid
The four-iwan architectural style, placing four gates face to face are not of equal importance and is reflected through different dimensions, structure, and decorative motifs. Visually, it is flanked by two towers and referred to in the vernacular as sofe-e saheb or "the high dignified space of the master" and was deliberately enlarged above the others to emphasize the direction of qibla.
Architecture of Ihtiram
The Jameh Mosque of Isfahan hypostyle plan that dates back to the tenth-century existed on the site. Consequently, the mosque's plan evolved from a hypostyle plan with a rectangular inner court 65 by 55 meters surrounded by prayer halls comprised of round columns carrying a wooden roof. It represent the idea of the center and each face is corresponding to the primary direction of nadir, zenith and the cordinal point of the universe.
Architecture of Sincerity
The court comprise two-story arcade acting as 2-D screen decorated with glazed bricks forming floral and geometric patterns in dark and light blue, white, and yellow. The four elevations of the court are flat screens, but also embody passageways that lead to the different sacred spaces of the mosque and the profane, living spaces of the city.
Architecture of Iqtisad
The arches of the two-story arcade are symmetrically arranged around the four iwans situated in the center of each one of the four walls, and uniformly equal in height, except the two bays flanking the eastern iwan, which rise higher than the other arches. Th northern dome is an epitome of mathematical perfection, evident in the harmony of its horizontal and vertical divisions, and it is achieved by a hierarchy of the fitting of its parts and adhering to the Golden Section.
Architecture of Ilm
Inscription bands decorate the mihrab date mainly from the time of Shah Tahmasp (reg. 1531-32) and Shah Abbas II (reg. 1642-67). The two words are dominant in these inscriptions: ta'mir (to restore) and taz'yin (to decorate). The inscriptions come from Quranic passages praising the power of God, or venerating the names of Shi'ite imams. The iwan's ceiling dates from the 15th century; most of its walls are covered with Safavid statements.
Architecture of Dikr
The amalgam of decoration compositions produced by the variety of brick patterns, the meticulous work in carved stucco, colored panels of floral, geometric and epigraphic motifs, all render the Friday mosque of Isfahan a highlight of Seljuk architecture.
Architecture of Haya
The north-east dome of the Jameh Mosque of Isfahan served as a private prayer space, a women's mosque. Smaller in size and placed on the same lateral longitudinal axis as the southwest dome, the northeast dome rests on a square base of square, massive piers, with an octagonal transitional zone formed by four squinches, on top of which rests another zone of sixteen arches with a drum comprising an inscription band with religious inscription.
Group Component: Timeline of the Persian Architecture
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