Jām'eh Mosque of Sāri
The Jām'eh mosque in Sāri is located in the city of the same name (Māzandarān region) and dates back to the first centuries after the advent of Islam. The current building, which is said to have been built on the ruins of a fire temple Sassanid, is the result of repeated reconstructions in the qajara and pahlavi era; but on its antiquity and on the builder there are divergences. However, the majority is convinced that this building was built at the time of the Abbasid dynasty caliphate.
The mosque is among the few to one Iwan and has three mihrab. The courtyard is its main core and has large rooms Shabestan. The one in the south is the main one, belongs to the qajara era and has a mihrab and a minbar ancient and with wooden lattices.
Three others Shabestan they belong to the Pahlavi era. The north and west have vestibules with a domed ceiling with decorations and through these you enter the courtyard of the mosque with beautiful brick ornaments and a large platform for the faithful in the center.
There are also two goldasteh always in bricks in the part of the roof of theIwan Southern. Also the portal of the portico has ornamental motifs with inlay of tiles and a Kufic inscription. The roof of the building is completely covered with terracotta.
The Jām'eh mosque in Sāri, as one of the most beautiful ancient mosques in Iran, was considered one of the city's tourist-cultural attractions until before the tragic event of the fire occurred on 21 January 2018 following which a large part it has been destroyed.
It was frequented daily by local inhabitants and also visited by many local and foreign tourists.
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