IRAN ~ Jameh Mosque - Yazd - UNESCO ~

... Beautiful view of a magnificent building... the Jameh Mosque of Yazd is a great work of Iranian-Islamic architecture... its majestic entrance, flanked by two 52m-high minarets, (they are the highest in Iran) and its tasteful collection of blue tiling and calligraphic masterpieces, the sight has been one of Yazd’s main attractions for centuries... one of the highlights of the historical city... and one of the largest and most important monuments of Islamic architecture in Iran... this 12thC mosque is still in use today... Thanks a lot Eshan!【ツ】

This 14th-century mosque was first built under Ala'oddoleh Garshasb of the Al-e Bouyeh dynasty. The mosque was largely rebuilt between 1324 and 1365. 

Yazd is a desert city in central Iran and an ancient city dating back to the Sassanian Period (224-651 AD). Yazd is the driest major city in Iran and known as the oldest earthen city in the world and the second most historic city of the world after Venice in Italy. 

Since 2017, the historical city of Yazd is recognized as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.

Stamps:

Attar of Nishapur, 1145-1221

(2018)

80th Anniversary of the Iran Museum & Malek Museum 

(Issued 28-10-2017)