Jom'e Mosque (Friday Mosque)

The Jom'e Mosque (Ādineh) or Jām'e Mosque of Esfahan which is also called the Jām'e A'tiq mosque, it is among the most important and ancient religious buildings of Esfahan and Iran. Today it is a large historical complex that includes several parts such as: the Nezām Al-Molk dome, the Tāj-Al-Malek dome, a courtyard with 4 iwān and two perimeter shabestān, 4 small iwān of the Deilami period known as iwān sāheb (of the master) ), iwan ustād (of the master) iwan shāgerd (of the student) and iwan darvish (of the dervish), a muzaffaride madrasa, a mihrab of Uljaitu and each part represents a phase of the art of Islamic architecture in a particular period.
The mosque has XMUMX stoup and numerous entrances and each connects the space to parts of the urban fabric around. The various sections of this building took shape during almost 4 years along with the restoration and renovation of which the last was the reconstruction of the destroyed part following the Iraqi air raid during the eight years of Iraq's imposed war Iran.
The current aspect of the mosque in the razi architectural style with the dimensions of 170 x140 meters, is usually linked to the activities of the Seljuk period but the repairs and annexations are related to the following periods, particularly in the Safavid period, although in the archaeological excavations the discovered works date back to the Buiydi period and to the third century of the Hegira. In these excavations have also been found pre-Islamic works.
The Jom'e mosque in Esfahān has numerous mihrāb. The most famous is located in the shabestān which was built by Uljaitu (sovereign ilkhanide). This, of a sublime beauty, is like the bright jewel of Iranian art, a precious example of stucco decoration with floral motifs and geometric shapes.
In this magnificent complex you can admire examples of Iranian arts such as tiling, stucco work, muqarnas, epigraphy, Iranian calligraphy, decorative and historical writing, stone scraping, lattice technique, bricks, carving, etc.
The mausoleum of famous people such as Mohammad Bāgher Majlesi known as Allāmeh Majlesi is located in this mosque and the street in which the building is located took its name from this famous scholar of the Islamic world or Allāmeh Majlesi.
The Jom'e mosque in Esfahān has been listed as a UNESCO protected property.