Natanz Comprehensive Mosque


Beyond the lush garden gardens of the city center of Natanz, there are gleaming minarets and pyramidal dome along with the attention of every newcomer to it.
The complex consists of the southern dome of the octagonal nest and the northern, eastern and western navements and their connecting corridors, the shrine of Sheikh Nooruddin Abdul Samad, the head of the monastery and the high altitudes.
Except for the dome-warded house, which is one of the buildings of the Deylami era, the rest is related to the Mongol Ilkhan period, which was built between 704 and 725 AH.
About the position of the mosque, it should be said that from the north, east and south is limited to the narrow alley that reaches the entrance to the mosque and the front of the minaret and the port of the monastery, and turns into a small square.
The mosque 3 has entrance, which has 1 south entrance and 2 north entries, the entrance to the north is parallel to the courtyard, but the south entrance is atrium that reaches 12 steps to the mosque's corridor.
When inside the hallway, the structure behind the first wooden door to the right is the main and oldest mantle of the Natanz mosque, which dates back to 1040 years ago.
The floor of this part of the mosque is made of wood flooring, which is added to the building during the Ilkhani period, and its nature is to prevent moisture and moisture from entering the mosque's living area.
A stone pulp and a wooden pillar are located in this section, the stone pulp, which was later laid on a gypsum clay, belongs to the Safavid era and the woodpecker of the Qajar period.
Another of the most beautiful works of this beautiful historic complex is the mosque's tall minaret, which, after 720 years of its construction, is still standing firmly and self-observing.
In a dense space in the courtyard, by passing a few steps into the blue stream, a stream of cliffs underneath the mosque, which in the distant past, besides the use of worshipers, provided water for drinking residents around the mosque.
According to the obtained documents, the water of this aqueduct has been going on for 2000 years and continues to exist.