Nasir ol Molk Mosque

Nasir ol Molk Mosque
Inside view.
Basic information
Location	Shiraz, Iran
Municipality	Shiraz County
Province	Fars Province
Country	Iran
Status	Active
Architectural description
Architectural type	Mosque
Architectural style	Iranian architecture
Completed	1888

The Nasir-ol-Molk Mosque (Persian: مسجد نصیر الملک‎‎ Masjed-e Nasir-ol-Molk), also known as the Pink Mosque, is a traditional mosque in Shiraz, Iran. It is located at the district of Gowad-e-Arabān, near Shāh Chérāgh Mosque.

The mosque includes extensive colored glass in its facade, and displays other traditional elements such as the Panj Kāse ("five concaved") design. It is named in popular culture as the Pink Mosque,^[1] due to the usage of considerable pink color tiles for its interior design.^[2]

History

The mosque was built during the Qajar era, and is still in use under protection by Endowment Foundation of Nasir ol Molk. It was built from 1876 to 1888, by the order of Mirzā Hasan Ali (Nasir ol Molk), a Qajar ruler.^[3] The designers were Mohammad Hasan-e-Memār, an Iranian architect, and Mohammad Rezā Kāshi-Sāz-e-Širāzi.^[4]

Maintenance

Restoration, protection, and maintenance of this monument is being continued by the Endowment Foundation of Nasir ol Molk.

Gallery

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  Interior courtyard.
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  Entrance.
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  Ceiling of one of the arches.
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  Colored glass inside the mosque.
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  Colored glass inside the mosque.
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  The prayer and the colored glasses.
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  Inside the Nasir ol Molk Mosque.

See also

Media related to Nasirolmolk mosque at Wikimedia Commons

• List of Mosques in Iran
• Architecture of Iran

External links

• Nasir ol Molk Mosque on Art-Days.com
• Nasir ol Molk Mosque on Albert-Videt.eu (in French)
• BBC Persian: Nasir ol Molk (in Persian)

References

Coordinates: 29°36′31″N 52°32′54″E / 29.60861°N 52.54833°E / 29.60861; 52.54833