Hypnotizing Beauty of Iranian Mosque Ceilings

IFP: Mosques in Iran, as well as being places of worship, are often tourist destinations for their impressive architecture. In the following collection, originally sourced by boredpanda.com, there is a focus on some of the most fascinating ceilings of mosques across the country.

 

Middle Eastern architecture is renowned for its kaleidoscopic beauty. If you haven’t had a chance, yet, to witness it for yourself, Instagram photographer m1rasoulifard can take you on a mesmerizing visual journey. He captures the best of Iran’s architectural details in his hypnotizing photos.

From the Jameh Mosque, one of the oldest still standing in Iran, to Chahar Bagh school, the photographer aims to show the history of Iranian architecture and design.

Shahe-Cheragh’s mosque in Shiraz, Iran
Heikh-Lotfollah’s mosque in Esfahan,Iran
Jameh’s mosque in Esfahan, Iran, 900 years old
Chahar-Bagh’s school in Esfahan, Iran
Sheikh-Lotfolah’s mosque in Esfahan, Iran
Hazrate-Masomeh’s mosque in Qom, Iran
Hazrate-Masomeh’s mosque in Qom, Iran
Chehel-soton’s palace in Esfahan, Iran
Sheikh Lotfollah mosque in Esfahan, Iran, 400 years old
Shah mosque in Esfahan, Iran, 400 years old
Hafez’s tomb in Shiraz, Fars, Iran
Jameh’s mosque in Esfahan, Iran, 900 years old
Palace of Shah Abbas Safavi, Iran, 400 years ago
Hazrate-Masomeh’s mosque in Qom, Iran
Shahe-Cheragh’s mosque in Shiraz, Iran
Sheikh Lotfollah mosque in Esfahan, Iran, 400 years old
Jameh’s mosque in Esfahan, Iran, 900 years old
Hazrate-Masomeh’s mosque in Qom, Iran

 

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