Vakil Mosque

The Vakil Mosque (Template:Langx) is a Shi'ite mosque, located in Shiraz, in the province of Fars, in southern Iran. The mosque is situated to the west of Vakil Bazaar and adjacent to the entrance of the bazaar.

The mosque was added to the Iran National Heritage List in 1932, administered by the Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization of Iran.

Overview

The mosque was built between 1164 AH (1750/1751 CE) and 1187 AH (1773/1774CE), during the Zand era; and was restored in the 19th century, during the Qajar era. Vakil means regent, which was the title used by Karim Khan, the founder of the Zand dynasty. Shiraz was the seat of Karim Khan's government and he endowed many buildings, including this mosque.

The Vakil Mosque covers an area of . It has two iwans instead of the usual four, on the northern and southern sides of a large open sahn, that is and a smaller yard that is . There are 48 great spiral pillars that are a feature of the mosque's prayer hall.

Gallery

• Entrance door
  Entrance door
• Entrance door ceiling
  Entrance door ceiling
• Facade of entrance arcade
  Facade of entrance arcade
• Shabestan (prayer hall)
  Shabestan (prayer hall)
• Shabestan pillars
  Shabestan pillars
• Shabestan ceiling tile work
  Shabestan ceiling tile work
• View of northern Iwan from prayer hall
  View of northern Iwan from prayer hall
• One of the minarets
  One of the minarets
• Details of the northern Iwan
  Details of the northern Iwan
• Ceiling of the northern Iwan
  Ceiling of the northern Iwan
• Flight of steps leading to the minbar
  Flight of steps leading to the minbar

See also

• Shia Islam in Iran
• List of mosques in Iran