Masjed-e-Jomeh - The Winter Prayer Gallery

On the northern side of the great Western Eivan of the mosque there is an impressive portal which leads to the winter Prayer Gallery. The portal is of somewhat later date than the buildings behind it and dates from 1447. It was built by Imad ibn Muzaffar, an architect from Varzana, and was commissioned by Soltan Muhammad Bahadur, one of Shah Rukh's grandchildren, possibly as an act of piety following his father's death.

The portal shows a fine mix of geometrical and arabesque styles. The latter are evident in the spandrels above the doorway, while the geometric designs carry forward the theme of the tilework on the walls of the courtyard.

There is a fine kufic inscription above the portal, and the thuluth inscription within the porch above the doorway contains Soltan Muhammad's name in yellow.

Enter the Prayer gallery of Oljeitu.

South to the Western Eivan

South West to the Main Eivan

North to the northern Eivan and the dome of Taj al-Mulk

East to the Portal of Omar

Back to the entrance to the Mosque

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28-January-95