Lonban Mosque Explained

Building Name:Lonban mosque
Map Type:Iran
Map Size:275
Location:Lonban quarter
Coordinates:32.6511°N 51.6519°W
Religious Affiliation:Shia Islam
Country:Iran
Province:Isfahan
Municipality:Isfahan
Architecture:yes
Architecture Type:Mosque
Architecture Style:Isfahani

Lonban (Persian: لنبان), one of the oldest quarters of Isfahan, is famous for its mosque. Its current structure is rebuilt in the contemporary era, but some of the plaster works and paintings are from the Safavid age. Some of the inscriptions on the portal are the art works of Mohammad Reza Emami. Besides there is an extraordinary wooden minbar which is one of the most exquisite artworks from the time of the Safavid dynasty.[1]

Aboutorab Esfahani, the important calligrapher of the Safavid era, has been buried in this mosque.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Rāhnamā ye Safar be Ostān e Esfāhān(Travel Guide for the Province Isfahan). Rouzane. 964-334-218-2. Hosseyn Yaghoubi. Arash Beheshti. 103. Persian. 1383.