The Pink Mosque

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Nasir Ol Molk front enterance

For this entry, I will share about one of the mosque that I dream to go which is Nasir Ol Molk Mosque. Generally known as the Pink Mosque, it is also called the Mosque of colors, the Rainbow Mosque.  It is a traditional mosque in Shiraz, Iran.

This mosque was built during Qajar era, and is still in use under the protection of the Endowment Foundation of Nasir Ol Molk. It was built from the year of 1876 to 1888 by the order of Mirza Hassan Ali, a Qajar ruler. The designers were Mohammad Hasan e Memar and Mohammad Reza Kashi-Saz e Sirazi. Both of them used extensively stained glass on the façade and other traditional elements such as five concave, which create a breathtaking effect of the inferior like standing in a kaleidoscope. At one time the sun hit the stained glass, the entire building is flooded by a vibrant rainbow of colors.

The prayer hall

Ceiling of one of the arches

Colored glass inside the mosque

The mosque comes to life with sunrise and colors dance throughout the day like whirling dervishes. it reflects on the ground, walls, the arches and towering spires. it even reflect on the visitors as if a colored ball is hit by the sun ray and explodes to thousands of butterflies all around. 

 That’s all for this entry. See you again. Bye-bye