Persian
Rugs/Persian
Rugs the O'Connell Guide
The Vakil Mosque of
Shiraz, Fars Province
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The Vakil Mosque takes it's name from the
Vakil (regent) Kerim
Khan Zand. Karim Khan used the title Vakil to
tie his claim to legitamacy to the last remnants
of the Safavid dynasty. But in fact he was the
Shah of Iran and Shiraz was his capital. He built
the mosque from 1751 to 1773. |
The Shabestan pillars
A Shabestan is an lower level often
underground area in a Mosque. The pillars in the Vakil
mosque are considered one of the architectural treasures
of Iran.
The
famous Shiraz Vakil Mosque Isfahan rug by Haghighi
Most if not all of these photos except
the one of the rug are from Ruth and Frank Harold and are
used with permission.
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