The Gawhar Shad Mosque is one of the masterpieces of Timurid architecture and ranks among the finest works of the age in tilework and dome construction. Gawhar Shad was the most important representative of female patronage in the Timurid state. (Source: TDV Encyclopedia of Islam; UNESCO Silk Roads)
Related civilizations
Frequently asked questions
- What was The Construction of the Gawhar Shad Mosque?
- Gawhar Shad Khatun, the wife of Shahrukh, had great mosques built beside the shrine of Imam Reza in Mashhad and in Herat.
- When did The Construction of the Gawhar Shad Mosque happen?
- 1418 CE
- Where did The Construction of the Gawhar Shad Mosque take place?
- Meşhed / Herat, İran