Mosques in Iran; Foundations of Persian Architecture
They’ve been invaded, leveled to the ground, built up back from ashes, used as shelters, exploited as staging points for religious crusades and movements, torn down again, and again received a renovation. The story of mosques in Iran is a never-ending loop of full-scale destruction, objecting congregations, governmental reforms, in-deep royal family life, and probably the most eminent of all, the true landscape of Iranian architecture, both before and after Islam.
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