This architectural masterpiece will make your jaw drop once you are inside

10/11/2016

6,362 views

Geography Story: This architectural masterpiece will make your jaw drop once you are inside

Shah Cheragh is translated from Persian as "the King of the Light". These breathtaking pictures prove that such name suits this mosque perfectly.

Shah Cheragh is a funerary monument located in Iran. The mosque is world-famous for its stunning interior: the walls of the monument are decorated with millions of small shiny fragments. Historians state that the tomb was built in the 14th century, however the past of the site has always been surrounded by legends. Today pilgrims and tourists travel far to spend a minute in such a magical place of worship.

This is how the mosque looks from the outside

But the magic starts once you enter it...

Watch this amateur video that precisely conveys the atmosphere inside of the mosque:

Would you like to visit this mosque? Does it remind you of Oz too?

More awesome stuff on QuizzClub:

SHARE this for your friends to have a look at the mind-boggling Emerald City!

#Geography #art

What are your thoughts on this subject?

39 Comments

Judi Hanan

It is so gorgeous. Would like to know how long it took to build.

vasily tchaikovsky

Thanks,nice art

Jacqueline Tattam

Janice DeLong, No, as it was built in the 14th century, America can’t claim credit for it.

Ian Swindale

I'm an agnostic verging on being an atheist so religion is quite simply not my thing. Having said that the comment that this would make a good place for a sci-fi movie is surely misplaced. I would have thought the Shia Muslims in Iran would rightly be up in arms at such a suggestion. Yes many Christian places of worship are used in movies (Lincoln Cathedral in one of Dan Brown's films) but Muslims seem to see things in a different light and I can't see the Iranians agreeing to that - especially in the light of Trump's views

Vicky Rosenberg

wow! Very sparkly!

Linalinda Eichin

So magical

Alina Ctin

Magic 🙂❤️🌹

Juergen Kling

James Webb, You can find similar “tripe” in the Christian Bible that’s all that you look for.

Robert Hohmann

Is author correct stating the tomb is also considered to be a mosque?

People also liked

Interesting Facts

10 pics showing Australia is the weirdest country EVER! 6/30/2021
by Della Moon

Geography Story: 10 pics showing Australia is the weirdest country EVER!

wikipedia

Have you long dreamt of traveling to Australia? Then you'll be interested to see these 10 mind-blowing pictures from there!

#Geography #Society #Nature

7 mind-blowing futuristic sculpture projects 6/13/2021
by Della Moon

Culture Story: 7 mind-blowing futuristic sculpture projects

shutterstock

These incredible sculptures designed by a highly talented 3D artist, Chad Knight, are placed in real life locations. Let's take a look at what sculptures of the future would look like.

#Culture #art