Jameh Mosque of Isfahan
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How it came to be
The Jameh, or Friday, Mosque of Isfahan has been built and rebuilt over twelve centuries since 841. Work from the Abbasid, Buyid, Seljuq, Ilkhanid, Muzaffarid, Timurid and Safavid eras is layered here, over more than 20,000 square metres.
The decisive changes came under the Seljuqs, who made Isfahan their capital after 1050. In 1086-87 the vizier Nizam al-Mulk built a dome in front of the mihrab, and in 1088-89 his rival Taj al-Mulk built a second dome to the north. Four great iwans opened around the courtyard adapted the layout of Sassanid palaces to Islamic religious architecture for the first time, and the plan became a model for mosques across Iran and Central Asia.
In the 14th century the Ilkhanid ruler Uljaytu added a carved stucco mihrab dated 1310, and the present minarets went up in the 17th century. Parts damaged in an air raid in 1984 were rebuilt. The mosque is still used for prayer and forms part of the bazaar. It was inscribed in 2012.
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