Building Name: | Al-Nabi Mosque of Qazvīn |
Location: | Qazvīn, Iran |
Religious Affiliation: | Shia Islam |
Province: | Qazvīn Province |
Municipality: | Qazvīn County |
Architecture Type: | Mosque |
Interior Area: | ~14000m2 |
Year Completed: | 16th century |
The al-Nabi Mosque (Persian: مسجد النبی قزوین – Masjed al-Nabi, also known as: Persian: مسجد سلطانى – Masjed-e Soltani) is a famous mosque in Qazvīn. The mosque has an area of about 14,000 m2,[1] and bears inscriptions indicating that Fath Ali Shah of the Qajar dynasty was the founder of the mosque. Other sources however indicate that the mosque has been in existence since the Safavid period. It is now believed that the architect of the structure was Ustad Mirza Shirazi with the date of construction being 1787. This glorious mosque also known as Masjed Nabi, Masjed Soltani or Masjed Shah.[2]
Its double layered dome measures 15m in inner-diameter.