Jameh Mosque of Yazd — Attraction in دهستان فجر

The Jāmeh Mosque of Yazd (Persian: مسجد جامع یزد – Masjid-e-Jāmeh Yazd) is the grand, congregational mosque (Jāmeh) of Yazd city, within the Yazd Province of Iran. The mosque is depicted on the obverse of the Iranian 200 rials banknote

The 14th-century mosque is still in use today. According to the historians, the mosque was constructed in the site of the Sassanid fire temple and Ala'oddoleh Garshasb commenced building the mosque. The previous mosque was constructed by order of Ala'oddoleh Kalanjar in 6th century A.H., however the main construction of the present building was done by order of "Seyyed Rokn al-Din Mohammad Qazi

The mosque is a fine specimen of Persian architecture. it is a great example of the Azari style of Persian architecture. The entrance to the mosque is crowned by a pair of minarets, the highest in Iran, dating back to the Safavid era and measuring 52 meters in height and 6 meters in diameter. The entrance is decorated from top to bottom in tile work. Within is a long arcaded courtyard where, behind a deep-set south-east iwan, is the sanctuary chamber. This chamber, under a squat tiled dome, is exquisitely decorated with tile mosaic: its tall tiled Mihrab, dated 1365, is one of the finest of its kind in existence. On two star-shaped sgraffito tiles are the name of the craftsman and the date of construction of the Mihrab. One of the amazing attributes of the Jame Mosque of Yazd is that the lighting system is obtained indirectly by the reflection of light from the white plaster of the dome...

The bases of the Jameh Mosque were built by the Sassanids and the current building of the mosque by the Ilkhanis. Construction of the mosque began in the pre-Islamic era.The current mosque is built on the site of three mosques built side by side and these three mosques have become a single large mosque in the Qajar period called Jameh Mosque.The first founder of the mosque was probably “Amr Laith Saffari” and Ruling of Yazd. Architects such as “Molana Afif-edin Memar”, “Sonolah Memar Yazdi”, “Omar ibn Mahmoud Haj Taj al-Din”, “Saad ibn Muhammad Koduk” and “Hossein Ali Mahmoudi” existed in different parts of the building in different years. The calligraphers of the mosque inscriptionsas follows: “Molana Shamsuddin Mohammad Shah Hakim Khattat”, “Maulana Kamaluddin bin Shahabuddin”, "Sultan Mohammed", "Noor al-Din Muhammad Kachui", "Abu Talib", "Zabihi", In addition to the artists, the names of "Mohammad Reza", "Sultan Mahmoud Yazdi" and his child - "Mohammad Amin" can be seen on inscriptions. The artist manufacturer of beautiful tiled altar dome, "Haj Bahaa al-Din Muhammad bin Abi Bakr bin al-Husseini" This building is unique in terms of its high minarets and beautiful tiles, The height of the minarets are 48 meters.One of the features of this building is Indirect lighting by reflecting light from the white plaster of the dome and walls. Underneath the main porch 110 sacred names of God ,harmonious and technical written in...

This is a special mosque which is located in Yazd province.It is decorated with very nice tile workings and turquoise-blue colors.Minarates are so nice and ceilingis covered by different adjectives of God.The Jameh Mosque (congregational mosque) Yazd is one of the oldest mosques in Iran, with a history spanning over 900 years. The mosque’s foundations were built on a Sassanian fire temple, the dome chamber dates back to the Ilkhanid period, the grand entrance was constructed during the reign of Shahrukh Timurid, and some constructions and renovations were carried out during the Safavid and Qajar periods. This mosque features minarets that are 52 meters high, making them the tallest minarets in Iran, adorned with turquoise tiles and beautiful geometric patterns. The mosque’s prayer hall has stone columns and domed ceilings decorated with intricate mosaic tiles and muqarnas. The Ilkhanid mihrab of the mosque is also adorned with mosaic tiles and Quranic inscriptions. Throughout the mosque, there are numerous inscriptions in Kufic and Naskh scripts displaying Quranic verses and prophetic traditions. These inscriptions are decorated with turquoise and lapis lazuli tiles. Beneath the mosque’s courtyard, there is a section of the Zarch Qanat, which is over 2500 years old and one of the longest qanats...