#shahcheragh

[aminmas]

:) فرش #shiraz #shahcheragh #شاهچراغ

[foto-fabian]

View of the tremendous (and tremendously beautiful) courtyard of Shah Cheragh mausoleum and mosque in Shiraz, Iran. * * * * * _________________________________________ #Iran #shiraz #shahcheragh #mosque #masjed #masjid #MiddleEast #bw #pilgrimage #pilgrim #bnw #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #blackandwhiteworththefight #streetphotographyhub #streetphotography #schwarzweiss #sw #ایران #شیراز #شاهچراغ #مسجد (at Shiraz, Iran)

[yogamakesmewow]

Throwback to Iran where I never managed to handle the chador as gracefully as local women do! 🤷🏻‍♀️ #Shiraz #iran #iraniutazas #traveliran #discoveriran #shahcheragh #shahcheraghmosque #chador #throwbackthursday #goodmemories #solofemaletravel #solovacationers #mik #hungariangirl #ikozosseg #instahun #nightlights #mosque #shrine (helyszín: Shah Cheragh)

[theculturecreative]

WHY I'LL NEVER UNDERSTAND WICKER • #ShahCheragh Mosque, Shiraz, Iran 📷 #AmbroiseTezenas

[buenafotos]

Shah Cheragh

Shiraz, Iran

I travelled to Iran in July 2015 and was amazed by the ancient architectures. This is the entrance gate of Shah Cheragh mosque.

© 2015 Buenafotos

[lenspatina]

A few snaps from Shahcheragh, in Shiraz, Iran. I found this place bizarre. It's a mosque slash mausoleum for two brothers who are the sons of the seventh imam in the Shia Muslim faith, and apparently it's an all-in-one Muslim complex which also provides "answers to life's questions" and a free clinic for the poor. There was a central mosque where a preacher shouted over booming loudspeakers that reverberated throughout the entire complex, and inside the two mausoleums where we were prohibited from taking photos, people went pretty hysterical, hugging the sides of the tomb, some crying. It's ironic that in a faith that prohibits the worship of idols going so far as to ban the visual depiction of any human figures until recently (hence the proliferation of mosaics and geometric arts), that the worship of dead figures is so prevalent. Reminiscent of the Catholic pilgrims of old visiting dismembered body parts from the saints of old. Macabre, and positively pagan. If it's their respective works and deeds that are worth commemorating, you'd think you could do that without being in the presence of their corpse?