Sepahsalar Mosque

Sepahsālār Mosque
مسجد سپهسالار
Religion
AffiliationIslam
ProvinceTehran Province
Year consecrated1879 to 1884
StatusActive
Location
LocationBaharestan, Tehran, Iran
Sepahsalar Mosque is located in Tehran
Sepahsalar Mosque
Location in Tehran
Geographic coordinates35°41′19.5″N 51°25′58.37″E / 35.688750°N 51.4328806°E / 35.688750; 51.4328806
Architecture
StyleQajar
Minaret(s)8

The Sepahsālār Mosque (Persian: مسجد سپهسالارMasjed-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]

  1. ^ a b "Photos: Sepahsalar Mosque and school in Tehran". payvand.com. Retrieved 2016-12-28.