Shah Mosque (Tehran)
| Shāh Mosque | |
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| مسجد شاه | |
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 Location in Tehran
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| Basic information | |
| Location | Grand Bazaar, Tehran, Iran |
| Geographic coordinates | 35°40′35″N 51°25′20″E / 35.6763°N 51.4221°ECoordinates: 35°40′35″N 51°25′20″E / 35.6763°N 51.4221°E |
| Affiliation | Shia Islam |
| Province | Tehran Province |
| Year consecrated | 1810 to 1825 |
| Status | Active |
| Architectural style | Qajar |
| Minaret(s) | 2 |
The Shah Mosque (Persian: مسجد شاه), also known as the Soltāni Mosque (مسجد سلطانی) meaning "royal", renamed the Imam Mosque (مسجد امام), after the 1979 Iranian Revolution, is a principalmosque in the northern section of the Grand Bazaar in Tehran, Iran.
The Mosque was built to the order of Fath-Ali Shah Qajar of Persia during the Qajar period, as one of several such symbols of legitimacy for the new dynasty. At the time of completion, the mosque was considered to be the most significant architectural monument in Tehran.
During the reign of Naser al-Din Shah Qajar, the two current minarets were added to the structure. The mosque is topped by a small gilt dome. The mosque also has two Shabestan.
The courtyard is accessed from several parts of the Grand Bazaar, the commercial heart of the capital. There are some significant architectural similarities between the Shah Mosque, the Vakil Mosque in Shiraz, and the Royal Mosque in Borujerd.
On December 11, 1905, the vāli of Tehran ordered the public flogging of 17 prominent merchants of the Bazaar in the main courtyard of the Shah Mosque, blaming them for the increase in the price of sugar. The public humiliation of the merchants was condemned by the Bazaaris and in protest, the Grand Bazaar shut its doors. A public backlash against the government in a series of related incidents ignited the Persian Constitutional Revolution.
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