[2025 Isfahan Attraction] Travel Guide for Jame' Mosque of Isfahan (Updated Mar)

🇮🇷Iran Yazd: Jameh Mosque✔️ 🕌Listed as a World Cultural Heritage for 12 years - four religious buildings from different eras, you can see the evolution of Islamic religious buildings over 800 years... It is the oldest mosque preserved in Iran and the prototype of mosque design in the entire Central Asia region. In Iran, the ceilings of mosques, the mosaics on the walls, the structure of the pillars and domes, and the hollowed-out skylights... Everywhere reveals the understanding and reconstruction of geometric figures in Islamic architectural art. Do you also like to look at mosques like me? ⚠️It opens at 9 o'clock in the morning, catching the first wave in, no tourists, that time is super suitable for taking pictures~

Friday Mosque can be said to be the oldest surviving mosque in the world. The mosque is decorated with adobe bricks, exuding a strong rustic style. The walls inside the temple are also finely crafted with adobe bricks, giving off an ancient and simple feel. In 2012, it became a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Four religious buildings from different periods form the most historically rich mosque complex in Iran, reflecting the evolution of Islamic religious architecture over the past thousand years, while also possessing characteristics of the Seljuk, Mongol, and Safavid eras. What attracts attention here is no longer the dazzling mosaic decoration, but the simple adobe brick decoration and the huge and magnificent space. Even today, the Friday mosque is a very important place for religion in Iran, and the opening hours are also strictly limited. Here, there are no colorful ceramic tiles, no finely carved flower tiles, and no gorgeous murals. All that is here is simple and plain. Just like an elderly person, the vicissitudes of time have taken away their youthful appearance, but the pride in their bones is still etched on their face. The main mosque is a typical Arabic-style building. The various patterns on the door and the dome inside the door are decorated with blue glazed tiles, mainly in geometric shapes, plants, and flowers. The bottom of the dome is written in ancient Arabic script with verses from the Quran. The climate in Isfahan, where the mosque is located, is warm and comfortable, with pleasant scenery. The bustling streets, neon-lit nights, ancient buildings standing for thousands of years, and simple food stalls among the prosperous city all together form a beautiful painting unique to Isfahan.

Known as one of the most important and among the earliest religious buildings in Iran, Masjed-e Jāmé of Isfahan is a magnificent and exquisite, artistically and technically significant monument, which embraces several phases of Islamic architectural development. The mosque is one of the largest and the most mysterious mosques in the Muslim world in which the main building was developed in early Islamic period, on the basis of a late Sassanid monument. The current facade of mosque is related to Seljuk era, however, the most important development projects have been conducted under the Safavid and Buyid dynasties. Masjed-e Jāmé of Isfahan reflects the Byzantium and Classical art in form of a traditional and Islamic building constructed in Razi Persian architectural style with four-Iwan plan. Different sections of the mosque are: a four-Iwan courtyard, shabestan, Mozaffari school, small terraces of Daylamites era, Nezamolmolk dome, Taj al-Mulk dome, Oljeitu altar (the most beautiful stucco altar), the most beautiful carved pulpit, four famous porches named Saheb, Ostad, Shagerd, Darvish Iwans with muqarnas and Karbandi decoration each presents a certain Islamic architectural tendency. The mosque has multiple entrances linking the inner spaces with nearby contexts. In this exceptional masterpiece, we can see not only different architecture and decoration styles, but also several outstanding inscriptions in Arabic and Farsi calligraphy. (https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1397)

The Juli Mosque is also known as the Friday Mosque. It consists of three different periods of mosques and a gate. The east is the gate. The oldest mosque in the north was built during the Turkic rule. The largest mosque in the south is the Mongols. Built in the period, the west is built during the Safavid period, spanning more than 600 years, can be seen as a breathtaking visual display of the history of mosque construction from 999 AD to 1600 AD. The visit of the Ritual Mosque is like reading an Iranian history. Let's start from the oldest northern mosque. The Iwanmen of the north mosque is a typical Turkic Seljuk style, not high, nor Excessive decoration, in line with the nomadic people's pursuit of simple life. The Ivan Gate of the Southern Mosque has Mongolian-style mosaics and angular decorative lines that are rich and gorgeous. The Western mosque has the shortest history and was built during the Safavid dynasty. This is a heyday of Iran.

Isfahan is one of the oldest cities in Iran, built in the 4th and 5th centuries BC. During the Nide Dynasty, he became the capital of the dynasty many times. The road to the north and south, the famous handicraft and trade center Isfahan King Mosque Isfahan King Mosque "Isfahan" from Persian "Sparhan", meaning "army" In ancient times, it was once the assembly place of the army, hence the name. When the Seljuk Dynasty was in the 11th and 12th centuries, the city was once the capital. During the Safavid Dynasty (1501-1736), the city was in its heyday, merchants gathered, and guests from all over the world gathered. Most of the buildings and mosques in the city were built at that time. I have a saying that "Isfahan is half a world", you can imagine the prosperity and far-reaching influence of the time. Historically, Isfahan had close ties with China, and in May 1989, it became a sister city with Xi'an. This may be why it feels here that the locals are particularly friendly to us.

The Isfahan Julie Mosque consists of four religious buildings of different eras, with ornate mosaics. The earliest building in the mosque was built in 771 and has been restored until the end of the 20th century. The mosque complex covers an area of more than 20,000 square meters and is the first Islamic building to be constructed in accordance with the needs of Islamic religious architecture in the four courtyard layout of the Sasan Palace. Its double-layered ribbed dome is an innovation in architecture that inspires architectural design throughout the region. A notable feature of this site is its sleek decorative details, which are representative of the development of Islamic art style for more than a thousand years. Entering the mosque will feel a very different atmosphere. The attention here is not only the mosaic of colorful mosaics, but also the earthy brick decoration. The walls are still full of various Islamic patterns. Another special feature of the mosque is its dome-shaped inner hall and colonnade hall, which must be opened by the guards before they can be visited. There is not much decoration and furnishings in the inner hall, but the atmosphere is simple and simple, so it is as easy to travel through time and space. The Isfahan Mosque is the oldest surviving building in Iran and the prototype of the entire Central Asian mosque.

The mosque in Yazd was built in the 12th century and later renovated in the 14th and 19th centuries. The minaret of this mosque is 48 meters high and is the highest among the minarets of all mosques throughout Iran. The July Mosque is a complex that includes mosques, religious schools, public baths, and Bazaar. The mosque in the east is built during the Selcuk period, the 14th century building to the south, and the mosaic decoration at the west entrance was built in the 18th-19th centuries. In such a long history of construction and renovation, the mosque incorporates architectural styles from different periods, both in the characteristics of the Selcuk era and in the era of Mongolia and Safavid. This mosque is known as the most historical mosque complex, which embodies the evolution of Islamic religious architecture for more than 800 years.

The Jubilee Mosque Persian is called Masjed-e Jameh, a religious building of four different eras, which constitutes the largest and most historical mosque complex in Iran. The Juyi Mosque embodies the evolution of Islamic religious architecture for more than 800 years, and it also has the characteristics of the Selcuk, Mongolian and Safavid eras, which are not seen in other parts of the world. The gates of the mosque are very common, drowning in shops large and small in front of the door. But when you walk in, you will feel suddenly. This is a Siheyuan mosque with a lotus pond in the center of the courtyard, typical of Persian style. The mosque is divided into east, west, and north. There are four doors, and the four doors are opposite each other. Entering the courtyard from the east entrance, the Ivanmen in the west building is decorated with Safavid style, and the mosaic pattern that perfectly conforms to the geometric shape can be seen on it; the Ivanmen in the south building has the mosaic pattern of Mongolian characteristics. The angular decoration of the Ivanmen in the north is typical of the Selcuk style. The stone pillars, domes and honeycomb algae in the prayer hall are made of mud bricks and are very simple. It is worth mentioning that in the Room of Oljeitu, next to the Ivan Gate in the west, you can see the extremely beautiful Qur'an calligraphy relief.