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Image:Arke tabriz05.jpg| The Ark (Sept. 2009) | ||
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| Image:Arke tabriz03.jpg| Western view | Image:Arke tabriz03.jpg| Western view | ||
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Image:Arke tabriz01.jpg| Southern view | ||
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38°04′20.63″N 46°17′18.05″E / 38.0723972°N 46.2883472°E / 38.0723972; 46.2883472
Ark-e AliShāh, also known as Ark-e Tabriz and Masjid AliShāh, is a remnant of a mosque built in the Ilkhanate period. Currently it is placed in the center of Tabriz.
Some historians believe it was used as a military castle however, others claim the structure was initially used as a mosque, but during the Qajar era was used as a military post and storage facility for weapons (in Farsi 'Ark' or 'Arg' means 'castle'). Consequently, after the Iranian Revolution The regime of Islamic republic damaged large parts of the Ark to make a new mosque. The structure today stands 28 meters high, and is still used as part of a space for holding friday prayers in Tabriz. .
Location
The Ark is located in Imam Ave, behind Taleghani Street, Tabriz.
Photo gallery
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The Ark before the revolution, when it was used as Mellat park.
- File:Tabriz ghadim01.gif
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A postcard from the Qajar period
- Tabriz City Theater Building, behind The Ark, destroyed during the Iranian Revolution Tabriz City Theater Building, behind The Ark, destroyed during the Iranian Revolution
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The Ark at night.
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The Ark (Sept. 2009)
- File:Arke tabriz02.jpg
- Western view Western view
- Southern view Southern view
See also
References
- Editorial Board, East Azarbaijan Geography, Iranian Ministry of Education, 2000
- http://www.eachto.ir
External links
- Virtual Museum of Historical Buildings of Tabriz (School of Architecture, Tabriz Islamic Art University).
- Tabriz Islamic Art University (دانشگاه هنر اسلامی تبریز), Tabriz, Iran (in Persian).
- Iranian Student's Tourism & Traveling Agency, ISTTA. (English), (Persian)
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