Goharshad Mosque (Mashhad)

Iran / Khorasan / Mashhad
Goharshad Mosque is a famous mosque in Razavi Khorasan province of Iran. It was built by the orders of Goharshad, the wife of Shah Rukh of the Timurid Dynasty in 1418 CE and by the architect Ghavameddin Shirazi. The Architect of the edifice was Ghavameddin Shirazi, who is responsible for so many of Shah Rukh's great buildings, with the architectural and decorative manpower supplied from Shiraz and Isfahan.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goharshad_Mosque
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Coordinates:   36°17'15"N   59°36'53"E
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