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Creation Year
1967
Image ID
BE.056
Alternate Identifier
B45.545
Subcollection
BE: Tehran, Qazvin, Saveh, Nein, Yazd
Abstract
A view of the Friday Mosque at Nain, which is one of the oldest mosques in Iran still in use, built in the middle of the tenth century. The octagonal minaret seen here is the oldest surviving minaret in Iran.
Image Notes
Creation date unknown. Photograph processed September 1967. Formerly catalogued as B45.545. No notes written on the slide or index.
Image Format
35 mm slide
Geographic Reference
Nain, Iran
Keywords
Tenth Century, Seljuk, Mosque, Stone, Brick, Masonry, Dome, Arches, Pointed Arches
Rights Statement
