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Jameh Mosque of Saveh
Mosque in Saveh, Iran From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Jameh Mosque of Saveh (Persian: مسجد جامع ساوه, romanized: Masjed-e-Jāmeh Sāveh; Arabic: جامع ساوة) is a Friday mosque, located in Saveh, Saveh County, in the province of Markazi, Iran. Completed during the 12th century, the Seljuk mosque was built to coincide with the establishment of the city itself.[1]
The mosque was added to the Iran National Heritage List on 6 January 1932, administered by the Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization of Iran.[1]
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Like so many monuments of central Iran, the Jameh Mosque of Saveh's core is of the 12th century, and its single surviving minaret is dated in 1110 CE and 1061. The proportions of its façade are also related to systems of proportion established in the 12th century, although the work itself is, apparently, of the early 16th century.[2] Recent discoveries indicate that the mosque might have been constructed on the foundations of an older mosque dating back to the 10th. Several inscriptions found in the mosque date back to the 10th century.[3]
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The Jameh Mosque of Saveh comprises a sahn, porch, a minaret, a few nocturnal areas, dome and two archaic altars with inscription in Kufic script. Two altars dating to the Safavid-era are adorned with inscriptions in Thuluth script. There are also other inscriptions, inscribed with sacred verses, in Kufic and Thuluth scripts. There is an elevated porch between two nocturnal areas in the western front, and at its either sides there exists several chambers.[4]
The mosque has a rectangular open sahn that is 36 by 44 metres (118 by 144 ft) and is surrounded by columns made of brick. In the west side of the open court, there is a large iwan; the iwan's height and width are nearly the same. The dome of the mosque is 14 metres (46 ft) in diameter and 16 metres (52 ft) high. Internally the dome has been adorned with tiles.[4]
The mosque had two minarets but only one minaret remains standing; and the minaret is 14 metres (46 ft) high and 3.5 metres (11 ft) in diameter. The superb, varied bands of raised brick patterns and inscriptions in Kufic and Naskhi scripts make this minaret the finest of the Seljuk period still standing. The minaret was originally 30 meters high; the upper section is missing and the lowest section of the remaining shaft has been restored with plain brick bond.[5]
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