The "Azari style" (شیوه معماری آذری) is a style (sabk) of architecture when categorizing Iranian architecture development in history. Naghsh-i Jahan Square, Isfahan, is the second largest square in the world and arguably the gem of Persian architectural masterpieces. ...

Examples of this style are Soltaniyeh, Arg-i Alishah, Mosque of Varamin, Goharshad Mosque, Bibi Khanum mosque in Samarqand, tomb of Abdas-Samad, Gur-e Amir, Jame mosque of Yazd. Soltaniyeh, situated in the Province of Zanjan, some 240 km to the north-west from Tehran, used to be the capital of Ilkhanid rulers of Persia in the 14th century. ... Arg e Ali-Shah, Tabriz, Iran. ... The interior of Goharshad Mosque exhibits the superb work of Persian craftsmen. ... Samarkand (Samarqand or Самарқанд in Uzbek) (population 400,000) is the second-largest city in Uzbekistan, capital of the Samarkand region (Samarqand Wiloyati). ... Tomb of Abdol-samad, built in 1304CE. Sheikh Abdas-Samad was a famous Ilkhanid era Sufi of the 13th century. ... Timurs mausoleum Gur-e Amir at Samarkand Gur-e Amir is the mausoleum of the Asian conqueror Timur in Samarkand (now in Uzbekistan). ... The Jame Mosque (Friday Mosque) is a mosque in Yazd, Yazd Province of Iran. ...

Arg-i Alishah Image File history File links Arg. ... Arg e Ali-Shah, Tabriz, Iran. ...

Mosque of Varamin Image File history File linksMetadata Varamin_masjed. ...

Tekyeh Mir chakhmagh, Yazd Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2272x1704, 1151 KB) Tekiyeh Amir Chagh magh in Yazd, Iran. ... Tekyeh of Niavaran, built in 1858. ... Yazd or Yezd (In Persian: یزد), is the capital of Yazd province, one of the most ancient and historic cities in Iran and a centre of Zoroastrian culture. ...

Bibi-Khanym Mosque Image File history File links Bibi_Khonym_Mosque. ... The cupola of the main chamber is raised up to 40 m. ...

References

Sabk Shenasi Mi'mari Irani (Study of styles in Iranian architecture), M. Karim Pirnia. 2005. ISBN 964-96113-2-0

See also

• Iranian architecture

Naghsh-i Jahan Square, Isfahan, is the second largest square in the world and arguably the gem of Persian architectural masterpieces. ...

External links

• Encyclopedia Iranica on ancient Iranian architecture
• Stucco decorations in Iranian architecture