Varamin Mosque

Varamin Mosque

Varamin's Jâme'h mosque is located in the city of the same name (Tehran region) and its construction dates back to the Ilkhanid period. The ancient building of the Jām'eh or Jom'e mosque has a rectangular shape and is made of brick and wood. His plant is four iwān and has one Shabestan (colonnaded prayer hall) and a high brick dome with double covering.

The courtyard of the mosque is also rectangular and in the center of it is a pool of water. This building has many decorations, inlaid majolica, plaster work (among the most beautiful examples of this art in Iran), historical inscriptions and various types of calligraphy counted among the important artistic works of Iran so as to be considered a real Islamic architecture collection.

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