Jameh Mosque, a photo from Yazd, East

Photographer's Note

The 12th-century Jameh Mosque in Yazd is still in use today. It was first built under Ala'oddoleh Garshasb of the Al-e Bouyeh dynasty. The mosque was largely rebuilt between 1324 and 1365, and is one of the outstanding 14th century buildings of Iran.

According to the historians, the mosque was constructed in the site of the Sassanid fire temple and Ala'oddoleh Garshasb commenced building the mosque. The mosque is a fine specimen of Persian architecture. The entrance to the mosque is crowned by a pair of minarets, the highest in Iran, dating back to the Safavid era and measuring 52 meters in height and 6 meters in diameter. The entrance is decorated from top to bottom in tile work. Within is a long arcaded courtyard where, behind a deep-set south-east iwan, is the sanctuary chamber. This chamber, under a squat tiled dome, is exquisitely decorated with tile mosaic: its tall tiled Mihrab, dated 1365, is one of the finest of its kind in existence.

First we saw this mosque in the late evening when it was all illuminated in blue. I got up at sunrise to see it in the daylight.

More details when seen in the large format

A slightly different composition

The view of the whole mosque

pierrefonds, omid266, ikeharel, ikeharel, papagolf21, jemaflor, aliabazari, holmertz, bertolucci, jhm, ChrisJ, jean113, mcmtanyel has marked this note useful

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mesutilgim (0) 2020-01-29 11:59

Hello Malgo,
Another nice and interesting capture/entry from Yazd in your gallery. Both photographycally and informative perfecte TE job.
TFS and best regards
MESUT ILGIM

CMJC (5097) 2020-01-29 12:25

un angle de prise de vue original qui montre de beaux d騁ails de ce porche remarquable. merci

Ilonka1974 (10289) 2020-01-29 12:32

Czesc Malgorzata,
Piekne detale, wspaniale zdobienia. Swietna ostrosc. Ciekawy kadr. Mam nadzieje, ze pokazesz ten meczet z kilku stron.
Pozdrawiam
Janusz

Tue (92370) 2020-01-29 13:14

Hello Malgo,
A great photo of this mosque. It shows the details, especially of the half dome over the entrance and the arches so well with its many amazing details. Also the patterns and textures of the decorations are beautiful. Well done.
Lars

pierrefonds (114470) 2020-01-29 13:14

Hi Malgo,

The architecture is impressive. The point of view is showing the details of the facade of the Jameh Mosque. The colors and the sharpness are very good. Have a nice day.

Pierre

lousat (139286) 2020-01-29 14:28

Ciao Malgo,i can't to tell you that i inspired your perspective with my last pic because this come from 3 months ago..ehhe..but obviously i like it a lot,wonderful closer watch to the top,and another excellent one in the WS with the same perspective,useful full view too,this mosque say thanks to you for this great advertising! Have a good night and thanks,Luciano

omid266 (6816) 2020-01-29 20:14

Hello Malgo,
Beautiful photo of Jameh Mosque in city Yazd,
Well done,well taken and Thanks for sharing,
Informative note,Regards,Omid

Nicou (193806) 2020-01-29 21:21

Hello

fantastique cadrage et vue il donne tout la hauteur et met parfaitement en valeur cette entr馥 avec ces fines d馗oration tr鑚 bien vu le cadrage et aces courir quel 馘ifice superbe
Bravo et amiti�
Nciou

papagolf21 (152607) 2020-01-29 23:29

Bonjour, ch鑽e Malgo,
Cette vue en contre-plong馥 est parfaite pour restituer la beaut� architecturale et le d馗or d'ensemble.
Cela semble incroyable et pourtant !
Un grand merci pour ce partage toujours appr馗i�.
Tr鑚 bonne journ馥.
Amiti駸.
Philippe

jemaflor (147156) 2020-01-29 23:32

Hi Malgo,
Great view well photographed this facade with an original et photogenic angle, so beautiful architecture and details, perfect sharpness, well done, tfs.

aliabazari (22205) 2020-01-29 23:52

Hi Malgorzata
You have a beautiful view of the arch of Yazd Mosque. Good clarity and exposure. Good text. Thanks for sharing

holmertz (102708) 2020-01-30 0:25

Hello Malgo,
It's an outstanding example of medieval Iranian architecture, and the three photos show us the fa軋de from different angles. The tiles are marvellously decorated, and their beauty is underscored by the contrast with the very plain side walls.
Best regards,
Gert

Miguel82 (47110) 2020-01-30 1:15

Hello, excellent low pov presenting that mosque seen from below placed at its feet. The facade has intricate patterns. Each square centimeter of the stone is richly decorated. Fine colors, good sharpness, interesting photo note, regards.

bertolucci (14052) 2020-01-30 1:24

That's a beautiful lookin'up, Malgo, with the well defined intricate architectural detail in a starring role. TFS !
regards from Rotterdam, Bert.

Silvio1953 (221627) 2020-01-30 1:53

Ciao cara Malgo, great POV on fantastic architecture, excellent clarity, fine details and wonderful colors, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

jhm (211736) 2020-01-30 5:19

Hello Malgo,

Your two additional pictures are superb
Maybe both for a main picture.
You choose a very well angle
Excellent photography
Very well done, TFS.

Best regards,
John

Sergiom (117241) 2020-01-30 6:31

Ciao Malgo,

J'aime beaucoup ce genre de contre plong馥 tr鑚 violente. Il manque un petit quelque chose � la sym騁rie , mais par contre, il ne manque pas d'ampleur.

Amicalement

Serge

kasianowak (17676) 2020-01-30 6:51

Super perspektywa. Niebieskie elementy bardzo dobrze komponuja sie z niebem w tle. Masz racje, warto wlozyc troche wysilku, zeby zobaczyc taki niesamowity budynek w swietle dziennym.
Patrzac na twoje zdjecia ciagle przypominam sobie, ze ja tez tam niedawno przeciez bylam... i wtedy uswiadamiam sobie ze to juz rok temu!

rychem (72187) 2020-01-30 7:43

Te dekoracje sa niesamowite, podobaja mi sie wszystkie 3 zdjecia, a budynek jest niezwykly sam w sobie
pozdrawiam Ryszard

abmdsudi (95869) 2020-01-30 22:29

Hi Malgorzata
Love your bold idea and impressive shooting angle, it is how a frog sees the building's perspective! Amazing architecture with luxurious tile work of various patterns, gorgeous colours and beautiful layout before our eyes. What else can I say, simply bang on! Congrats
Best regards

PiotrF (54698) 2020-01-31 14:47

Czesc Malgo
Im dalej od wejscia na kolejnych zdjeciach tym bardziej imponujaca budowla.
Ladnie pokazane detale widoczne zwlaszcza w wiekszym formacie. Kolorystyka i jakosc super
pozdrawiam
Piotr

ChrisJ (171822) 2020-02-01 1:13

Hello Malgo,

A splendid upward pov showing the intricately carved facade of this impressive mosque. Good colour, sharpness and saturation. Nice repetition of geometric patterns. Tfs!

jean113 (27879) 2020-02-01 7:57

Hello Malgo, they must have been wonderful mathematicians to create such amazing patterns.
As well as fantastic tile makers. This is a very original point of view, and your extra shots give us a great impression of the Jameh Mosque.
I admire your spirit and energy, getting up at sunrise!
Kind regards, Jean.

jmdias (115186) 2020-02-02 14:22

malgo

I saw that details inside the arch many times in india, here we can see the place where they come. marvelous angle catching these many adornments and details. excellent.

take care

jorge

mcmtanyel (68533) 2020-02-24 21:08

Hello Malgo,
That is one exquisite work of art. It has been well-kept, too. 👍🏻👍🏻
Regards,
MT