Art And Architecture / Tabriz / Iran

Iran, Tabriz, detail of tilework inside the Blue Mosque (also Masjid-e Kabud or Goy Masjid). Named for the unusual blue of its tilework, it was built in 1465 by Jahan Shah, ruler of the Kara Koyunlu Turkic tribal confederation who made Tabriz his capital. On his death in 1467, Shah Jahan Reference Number : IR4017-15JT Description : Iran, Tabriz, detail of tilework inside the Blue Mosque (also Masjid-e Kabud or Goy Masjid). Named for the unusual blue of its tilework, it was built in 1465 by Jahan Shah, ruler of the Kara Koyunlu Turkic tribal confederation who made Tabriz his capital. On his death in 1467, Shah Jahan's mausoleum was placed inside his mosque. Severely damaged in an earthquake in 1779, the mosque was reconstructed after 1973, but with incomplete tilework. Country : Iran Sub Classification : Tabriz Photographer : SHP/JT Keyword Search
tiles on Blue mosqueMasjid-e Kabud
Goy MasjidJahan Shah
Iranian Azerbaijantilework
Iranian mosquesIslam
mosqueceramics