Sepahsalar Mosque

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Sepahsālār Mosque
مسجد سپهسالار
Religion
Affiliation	Islam
Province	Tehran Province
Year consecrated	1879 to 1884
Status	Active
Location
Location	Baharestan, Tehran, Iran
Location in Tehran
Geographic coordinates	35°41′19.5″N 51°25′58.37″E / 35.688750°N 51.4328806°E / 35.688750; 51.4328806
Architecture
Style	Qajar
Minaret(s)	8

The Sepahsālār Mosque (Persian: مسجد سپهسالار – Masjed-e Sepahsālār) is a famous historic mosque in Tehran, Iran. The construction project of the mosque was started in 1879 upon the order of Mirza Hosein Sepahsalar, the Grand Vizir of Iran during Naser al-Din Shah Qajar, and the first phase of construction was finished after five years since it was started. The mosque was renamed the Shahid Motahhari (مسجد شهید مطهری), after the 1979 Iranian Revolution, but it is commonly known as its initial name of Sepahsalar Mosque.

The Sepahsalar Mosque is one of the largest Mosque in Tehran.^[1] During the late Qajar as well as Pahlavi era, Sepahsalar mosque was distinctive landmark of Tehran with its eight minarets which was unique in Persian design of mosques.^[1]