Arg-e Tabriz بقایای ایوان رفیع مسجد علیشاه احداث 724-717ه.ق (Tabriz)

Iran / Azarbayejan-e Sharqi / Tabriz
 ruins, citadel, interesting place, historical building
Arg-e Tabriz (also Arg-e Ali-Shāh) is a remnant of a fortress built in the Ilkhanate period. Currently it is placed in the center of Tabriz, in Iran.

Historians believe that it was used as a military castle but clerics claim that the structure was initially used as a mosque in its early days, but during the Qajar era was used as a military post, and storage facility for weapons (in Persian Ark means castle).
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arg-e_Tabriz
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Coordinates:   38°4'24"N   46°17'21"E

Comments

  • it was built as a mosque and 400 years later was used as a fortress
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