Nasir al-Mulk Mosque, a photo from Fars, East

Photographer's Note

Shiraz is one of the oldest Iranian cities, with a vibrant culture of art and craftsmanship and a rich history, both of which are on spectacular display at the Nasir al-Mulk Mosque, one of the most beautiful mosques in Iran.

With dazzling stained glass, thousands of painted tiles on the ceiling and Persian rugs covering the floor, this place of worship is a gorgeous rainbow of color in every direction, like stepping into a kaleidoscope.

Inside the mosque is an open courtyard with a rectangular pool in the center, surrounded by flowers. The building’s facade features dozens of arabesque arches, adding to the beauty of the light show from the stained glass.

Nasir al-Mulk Mosque was constructed between 1876 and 1888, during the Qajar dynasty, which ruled Iran from 1785 to 1925. It has been dubbed the “Pink Mosque” due to the plethora of pink-colored tiles blanketing the ceiling. The best time to visit the mosque is in the early morning, when the sun reflects the stained glass patterns onto the floor.

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Silvio1953 (208381) 2021-04-02 8:39

Ciao Zbngniew, great view of magnificent interior, fantastic light, excellent exposure, great perspective and wonderful colors, very well done, my friend, have a good Easter week end, ciao Silvio

lousat (131319) 2021-04-02 12:18

Hi Zbugniew,wonderful capture from the interiors of this mosque of Shiraz,che colors of light filtered by the stained glasses are amazing,great exposure and fine details,i like it! I wish you an Happy Easter to you and your family and thanks,Luciano

jimmyjimmy (5732) 2021-04-02 19:15

Hello Zbigniew

I like your description of the place of worship. Are you going to share more images of the pool that is surrounded by flower? You have gotten us excited to see. nice capture of color.

jimmy

jemaflor (137294) 2021-04-02 23:10

Hi Z,
Great photo with the view of this interior and with this nice light and colors, well captured, good result, tfs.

Royaldevon (78142) 2021-04-03 5:28

Hello Zbigniew,

This is a very well constructed composition, creating an excellent perspective onto which the vibrant colours are playing in streaks and patterns, on the pillars and the floor.
Beautiful!

My warm regards,
Bev :-)

everlasting (18726) 2021-04-05 4:19

beautiful light and colours captured, good perspective and details

PaulVDV (56271) 2021-04-05 7:35

Hello Zbigniew,
I visited Iran in 1996. Shiraz was one of my favourite destinations.
However, I cannot remember if I have visited this mosque and if so, if it was in the morning.
To be honest, I am a little surprised by the richness of colour in this photo. Presumably I was not there in the right part of the day.
Wonderful combination of mosaics on the arches, stained glass windows and beautiful rugs.
Best regards, Paul

worldcitizen (14550) 2021-04-08 16:56

Hello Zbigniew,
Beautiful colors in this view of the mosque interior. I like the architecture and the stained glass windows, and you handled the difficult lighting well. Take care!

jhm (205061) 2021-04-12 10:17

Hello Zbigniew,

**Thank you very much for your visit and perfect explanation about the white of the trees, as child I had to do very year our orchard.
The horses also no longer wanted to eat this bark when the trees are painted.**

You chose a very well angle and play nice with light and colours
Technical perfect made.
Colour and sharpness and pleasant to look at.
Very well done, TFS.

Best regards,
John.