Shiraz
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Jame mosque
This is one of the oldest
buildings of the early Islamic period in Fars.
Its architectural technique and high ivan are reminiscent of the Sassanid
constructions which have supplied a model for imitation.
This ancient mosque belongs to the fourth century A.H. (10th centuryA.D.)
and its mihrab must have been built around A.H. 363 (A.D. 973).
This mosque possesses a very spacious crescent-shaped ivan, open the
southern side and walled at the back. Adjoining the back wall, there
stands the mihrab, which is a later addition. In another part of the
mosque, there is a minaret, which may have belonged to the original
structure of this monument.
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Jame mosque
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