You can find me at the Nasīr al-Mulk Mosque, also named the Pink Mosque, a traditional mosque in Shiraz, Iran. We are under protection by Endowment Fundations and were built by one of the lords of the Qajar Dynasty in 1888 (the whole building process lasted for 12 years). "The mosque extensively uses colored glass in its facade, and it displays other traditional elements in its design". These stained glass windows capture the morning light which create a magnificent colourful light structure on the floors (therefore the name Pink Mosque came up, althought it consist of almost every imaginable colour).
other pictures of the mosque:
interesting MOSQUE FACTS:
* outside or inside every mosque there's a place where worshippers can remove and leave their shoes
* there is a place where they can carry out the ritual washing required before prayer
* there are no pictures or statues, because Muslims believe these are blasphemous (there can be no image of Allah, who is wholly spirit)
* everyone sits on the floor and everyone in the mosque is equal in status
* a niche in one of the walls, called a mihrab, shows the direction that the worshippers should face in order to face Mecca
* women sit separately from the men out of modesty and to prevent any distraction; it is more usual for women to pray at home
(all facts found at: BBC site)
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