Blue Mosque of Tabriz

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The Blue Mosque of Tabriz is a 15th-century Iranian mosque renowned for its intricate blue tilework and as a major monument of Timurid-era Islamic architecture.

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Blue Mosque of Tabriz canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic architecture monument ⓘ
Timurid-era building ⓘ
historic monument ⓘ
mosque ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Goy Masjid ⓘ
Masjed-e Kabud ⓘ
architecturalStyle Islamic architecture ⓘ
Timurid architecture ⓘ
builtInCentury 15th century ⓘ
colorDominant blue ⓘ
commissionedBy Jahan Shah ⓘ
completionDate late 15th century ⓘ
constructionStart 1465 ⓘ
country Iran ⓘ
damagedBy earthquake ⓘ
damagedIn 18th century ⓘ
denomination Shia Islam ⓘ
hasDecoration Quranic inscriptions ⓘ
arabesque motifs ⓘ
geometric patterns ⓘ
muqarnas ⓘ
hasFunction cultural landmark ⓘ
place of worship ⓘ
tourist site ⓘ
hasPart courtyard ⓘ
dome ⓘ
iwan ⓘ
portal ⓘ
prayer hall ⓘ
heritageStatus national heritage site of Iran ⓘ
knownFor Timurid architectural style ⓘ
blue tilework ⓘ
calligraphic inscriptions ⓘ
intricate mosaics ⓘ
locatedIn East Azerbaijan Province ⓘ
Tabriz ⓘ
northwestern Iran ⓘ
locatedInHistoricArea historic center of Tabriz ⓘ
materialUsed brick ⓘ
faience tiles ⓘ
glazed tiles ⓘ
patronDynasty Kara Koyunlu ⓘ
linked to: Qara Qoyunlu
region Azerbaijan region of Iran ⓘ
linked to: Iranian Azerbaijan
religion Islam ⓘ
restorationBy Iranian cultural heritage authorities ⓘ
restoredIn 20th century ⓘ
significance important tourist attraction in Tabriz ⓘ
major monument of Timurid-era Islamic architecture ⓘ

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Timurid architecture → notableExample → Blue Mosque of Tabriz ⓘ