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Religious Places


Heidarieh Mosque, Qazvin

Friday, 04 January 2008 11:30 administrator
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 The same is located in the Panbeh Rees locality of Qazvin, and in the Bollaqe Gorge. Hamdollah Mostowfi and Imam Rafaie have named the same structure as Jame' Asshab. Alike the Kabir Jame' Mosque the above mentioned is adorned with intricate plasterwork. These works of art most probably are the artistic efforts of the same craftsmen. This mosque held its own during the Safavid era but later declined. 
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Aminiha Mosque, Qazvin

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 The said structure is located at the western end of the Qajar Avenue. It comprises of 16 interconnected structures, constructed by a merchant called, Haj Mohammad Reza Amini in the year 1275 AH. The public mourning area or Hosseinieh consists of three parallel halls running in an east to west direction with beautiful wooden sash windows that are inter linked with each other.
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Alnabi Mosque, Qazvin

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 The same is a remnant of the Safavid period, but was renovated during the Qajar era. The courtyard is rectangular with a large pool in the center. To each of the four sides of the structure of the mosque is an elevated porch and two lateral or side chambers, flanked by nocturnal areas. The northern and southern nocturnal areas, each have four false arches, and the eastern and western ones, each of nine false arches. The porches are adorned with enameled tiles, and each porch displays an inscription on azure tiles in the Naskh script.
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