Nasir Ol Molk mosque

The Nasir Ol Molk mosque, also known as Nasir al-Mulk, is a beautiful and very photogenic mosque in central Shiraz. It was commissioned by Mirza Hasan Ali Nasir al Molk, a Qajar dynasty ruler, and built between 1876 and 1888. The mosque has an earthquake-proof design, which is based on pieces of wood interspersed with brick to provide shock-absorption capabilities. The mosque is beautifully decorated and its highlight is the winter prayer hall which has windows of stained glass which project a coloured line pattern on the carpeted hall with carved pillars and polychrome faience.


01 Minaret	02 Facade detail with window	03 Reflections in the pond	04 Decorated walls	05 Decorated walls


06 Vaulted iwan	07 Winter prayer hall	08 Winter prayer hall	09 Winter prayer hall


10 Winter prayer hall	11 Stained glass windows in winter prayer hall	12 Stained glass windows in winter prayer hall	13 Winter prayer hall


14 Winter prayer hall	15 Stained glass windows in winter prayer hall	16 Winter prayer hall	17 Tourist with tour guide	18 Winter prayer hall


19 Winter prayer hall	20 Winter prayer hall	21 Hall with arched ceiling	22 Hall with arched ceiling	23 Well in the basement	24 Hall with arched ceiling

Other Shiraz galleries: Arg-e Karim Khan citadel ▪ Imamzadeh Hamzeh mausoleum ▪ Tomb of Hafez ▪ Tomb of Saadi ▪ Vakil mosque and bath house ▪ Miscellaneous photos ▪ Vakil bazaar ▪ Narenjestan museum ▪ Eram garden ▪ Shapouri pavilion

Categories: Historical sites ▪ Tourist attractions ▪ Mosques ▪ Religious sites ▪ Islam

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