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Gowharshad Mosque is a mosque in Mashhad located in southern part of the Holy Shrine of Imam Reza Complex.
Location Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran Established 1405-18. The mosque was built in Timurid period
The first and the greatest surviving, Persian monument of the fifteenth century is the beautiful mosque of Gawhar Shad (1418) now abutting the shrine of the Imam Reza in Mashhad.
Its portal continues the Samarkand style of arch within arch, enriched by a succession of bevels and reveals that give it depth and power.
The thick, tower-like minarets, merging with the outer corners of the portal screen, extend to the ground and, together with the high foundation revetment of marble, give the ensemble the impression of solidity necessary to support its exuberant color.
The patterns lucid and vigorous, are artfully adapted to their decorative role, whether for eye-panels, or dome ornament meant to be effective at a thousand feet.
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Goharshad Mosque
Gowharshad Mosque is a mosque in Mashhad located in southern part of the Holy Shrine of Imam Reza Complex.
Location Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran
Established 1405-18. The mosque was built in Timurid period
The first and the greatest surviving, Persian monument of the fifteenth century is the beautiful mosque of Gawhar Shad (1418) now abutting the shrine of the Imam Reza in Mashhad.
Its portal continues the Samarkand style of arch within arch, enriched by a succession of bevels and reveals that give it depth and power.
The thick, tower-like minarets, merging with the outer corners of the portal screen, extend to the ground and, together with the high foundation revetment of marble, give the ensemble the impression of solidity necessary to support its exuberant color.
The patterns lucid and vigorous, are artfully adapted to their decorative role, whether for eye-panels, or dome ornament meant to be effective at a thousand feet.
Iran - Mashhad
Imam Reza's shrine