Building Name: | Jarchi mosque |
Map Type: | Iran |
Map Size: | 275 |
Location: | Bazaar of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran |
Coordinates: | 32.6608°N 51.6756°W |
Religious Affiliation: | Shia Islam |
Province: | Isfahan |
Municipality: | Isfahan |
Architecture: | yes |
Architecture Type: | Mosque |
Architecture Style: | Isfahani |
Year Completed: | 1610 |
The Jarchi mosque (Persian: مسجد جارچی) was built according to a Thuluth inscription above its spandrel in 1610 under the supervision of Shah Abbas' herald. The word Jarchi means herald in Azeri and Persian. The mosque has a shabestan and is located in the Great Bazaar (Bazaar-e-Bozorg) of Isfahan. Decorations of this mosque are mainly destroyed.[1]