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Masjid-i Vakil
تاريخ الاضافة
10/07/2022
نوع المحتوى
Image
Category
Mosques
الرابط للمحتوى
Subject Area
Mosques
الكاتب
Russell Harris
الناشر
MIT Libraries, Aga Khan Visual Archive
Year of Publication
2008
الوصف
The Vakil (Regent) of Iran between 1751 and 1779, Karim Khan Zand built the Vakil Mosque in his capital city, Shiraz. The spacious prayer hall consists of multiple vaulted bays with five rows of distinctive twisting columns. The exuberant floral decorative tiles largely date from the Qajar period.
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Photographer: Russell Harris