Jarchi Mosque Explained

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Rāhnamā ye Safar be Ostān e Esfāhān(Travel Guide for the Province Isfahan). Rozane. 964-334-218-2. Hosseyn Yaghoubi. Arash Beheshti. Persian. 2004.