Vakil Mosque

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Vakil Mosque is an 18th-century Islamic mosque in Shiraz, Iran, renowned for its elegant Persian architecture, intricate tilework, and impressive prayer hall with spiral columns.

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Vakil Mosque canonical 5

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic religious building ⓘ
mosque ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
architecturalStyle Islamic architecture ⓘ
Persian architecture ⓘ
builder Karim Khan Zand ⓘ
builtInCentury 18th century ⓘ
cityCenterLocation yes ⓘ
constructionEnd 1773 ⓘ
constructionStart 1751 ⓘ
continent Asia ⓘ
country Iran ⓘ
culturalSignificance important monument of Zand era ⓘ
denomination Shia Islam ⓘ
flooring stone ⓘ
hasCourtyardType open courtyard ⓘ
hasDomeCount 1 ⓘ
hasFeature courtyard ⓘ
intricate tilework ⓘ
large prayer hall ⓘ
mihrab ⓘ
minbar ⓘ
muqarnas decoration ⓘ
spiral stone columns ⓘ
two iwans ⓘ
hasMinaretCount 2 ⓘ
heritage Zand dynasty architecture ⓘ
locatedIn Fars Province ⓘ
Iran ⓘ
Shiraz ⓘ
linked to: Shiraz, Iran
locatedNear Vakil Bath ⓘ
Vakil Bazaar ⓘ
material brick ⓘ
glazed tiles ⓘ
stone ⓘ
namedAfter Vakil ol-Roaya (Karim Khan Zand’s title) ⓘ
linked to: Karim Khan Zand
notableFor colorful tilework ⓘ
elegant Persian architecture ⓘ
spiral columns in prayer hall ⓘ
stone minbar ⓘ
openToPublic yes ⓘ
patron Karim Khan Zand ⓘ
primaryFunction place of worship ⓘ
region southern Iran ⓘ
religion Islam ⓘ
roofType vaulted roof ⓘ
tourismSignificance major attraction in Shiraz ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Shiraz, Iran → hasLandmark → Vakil Mosque ⓘ
Vakil Bazaar → nearbyAttraction → Vakil Mosque ⓘ
Arg of Karim Khan → near → Vakil Mosque ⓘ
Zand era → notableConstruction → Vakil Mosque ⓘ
Shiraz → hasHistoricSite → Vakil Mosque ⓘ