Soltani Mosque of Borujerd
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The Soltani Mosque of Borujerd (Template:Langx; Template:Langx), also known as the Imam Khomeini Mosque of Borujerd (romanised:Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Masjed-e Imam Khomeini) and the Shah Mosque of Borujerd (romanised:Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Masjed Shah), is a Twelver Shi'ite mosque in central Borujerd, Lorestan province, western Iran.
The mosque was added to the Iran National Heritage List on 19 November 1968, administered by the Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization of Iran.
Overview
The mosque was built in the Safavid era[1] on top of the ruins of an older mosque that was probably built in the 10th century CE. The Safavid-era mosque was extensively renovated and extended during the Qajar era to become one of the largest mosques in Iran.[1] Soltani means "related to Sultan," and likely refers to Fath-Ali Shah Qajar, who ordered the mosque to be rebuilt.[2]
The Soltani Mosque of Borujerd was badly damaged during the 2006 Borujerd earthquake and partial restoration works were completed in 2022.[1]
Architecture
The mosque sahn measures Script error: No such module "convert". and has a pool in the center. The northern iwan has an arched ceiling, adorned with plaster and tile works. On the entrance door is an inscription from the Prophet Mohammad and marks the date as 1291 AH (1874/1875 CE). The mosque has 16 chambers with carved doors. There is an inscription in the southern porch, dating from the rule of Fath-Ali Shah, that reveals that during the rule of Mohammad Taqi Mirza Hessam os-Saltaneh, bakers were exempted from paying tax. The late Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Tabatabaei Borujerdi, who was the worldwide spiritual leader of the Shi'ite sect, taught theology from the mosque.[3]
Gallery
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Details on the northern iwan
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Qajar era inscriptions
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Iwan interior detail
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Northern view
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Detail of the interior tiling
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See also
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- 10th-century mosques
- 17th-century mosques in the Safavid Empire
- 19th-century mosques in Iran
- Borujerd
- Mosques on the Iran National Heritage List
- Mosques completed in the 1870s
- Mosques in Lorestan province
- Qajar mosques
- Religious buildings and structures completed in 1879
- Safavid mosques in Iran
- Shia mosques in Iran
- Twelver Shia mosques