Agha Bozorg mosque

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Title

Agha Bozorg mosque
Masjed-i Āghā Bozorgh
مسجد اقا بزرگ کاشان

Agent

Haj Sha'ban ali & Ali Maryam Isfahani (Persian architects)

Location

Kashan, Eşfahān, Iran
Agha Bozorg neighborhood
33°58'43.4"N 51°26'44.2"E

Date

18th century
18th century

Style Period

Safavid(style)
Qajar (dynasty)
Islamic

Cultural Context

Iranian
Persian

Worktype

mosque
school

Material

brick
mosaic tile

Technique

vaulting

Subject

Architecture and City Planning
Agha Bozorg mosque
Kashan
domed roof
Karbandi
structure pattern

Description

interior view
detail view
detail view of dome coverage structure pattern (Karbandi in Persian)
Karbandi is a geometrical structure pattern of domed roof coverage which is based on Islamic star patterns.

Rights

© Saif Haq
Users must request permission from the copyright holder for all use in publications, including theses and dissertations.

ID

Haq0759

Source

Saif Haq

Collection

Citation

ali Haj, Sha'ban and Ali Maryam Isfahani, Agha Bozorg mosque, 18th century, Kashan, Eşfahān, Iran, TTU Arch Design Images. Image Source: Saif Haq. https://archimage.lib.ttu.edu/items/show/18686.

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