Friday Mosque (Soltaniyeh)

This article is about the former mosque. For the heritage-listed mausoleum, see Dome of Soltaniyeh.

The Friday Mosque of Soltaniyeh was a former congregational mosque, since demolished, that was located in the city of Soltaniyeh, in the province of Zanjan, Iran. The mosque was built in c. 1316 CE by the Ilkhanid ruler Uljaytu (r.1304–1316)

Friday Mosque
Etching of the former mosque, by François Préault, 1808
Religion
Affiliation	Islam (former)
Ecclesiastical or organisational status	Congregational mosque (former)
Status	Demolished
Location
Location	Soltaniyeh, Zanjan province
Country	Iran
Location of the former mosque in Iran
Geographic coordinates	36°26′07″N 48°47′48″E
Architecture
Type	Islamic architecture
Style	Ilkhanid
Founder	Uljaytu
Completed	c. 1316 CE
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Overview

It has been suggested that Timur admired the monument, and used it as a prototype for the design of his Bibi-Khanym Mosque.^[1][2]

Nothing remains of the mosque today.^[1]

Gallery

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  A Matrakçı Nasuh map of Soltaniyeh, showing the mosque, c. 1550
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  Soltaniye by Jean Chardin, 1673
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  The mosque and mausoleum in 1851
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  An etching of the mosque and ausoleum in 1841

See also

• Islam portal
• Iran portal

• List of mosques in Iran
• List of grand mosques
• Islam in Iran