Also known as: Tarikhaneh Temple, Sad Darvazeh Mosque, Mosque of 100 Gates
Tarikhaneh Temple (Masjid Tarikhaneh also known as Mosque of 100 Gates) was in the pre-Islamic place of worship of the Zoroastrian and used it as a fire or temple of fire, and is about 2,300 years old. This structure was initially used as a Zoroastrian Fire Temple during the Sassanid period, however, after the fall of the Sassanid Empire it was converted ...
This place was in the pre-Islamic place of worship of the Zoroastrians and used it as a fire or temple of fire, and is about 2,300 years old. Before the arrival of Islam to Iran and the Qomes area, the people of this city used this place as the ritual of religious ceremonies of Zoroastrian religion. | Copyright: Ali Abak
Tarikhaneh Mosque - Damghan
It is interesting to know about the meaning of Tarikhaneh. This word is made of two parts, Tari and Khaneh, which means the house of God. Tari in Turkish means God, and the equivalent of Khaneh in English is a house. The old name of it was Narikhaneh, which means the house of fire. Moreover, Tarikhaneh was known as Chehel-Sotoun Mosque, because it had a lot of columns.
Tarikhaneh Mosque - Damghan
Tarikhaneh Temple also is known as the Tarikhaneh Mosque. It considered as the oldest mosque after the Jameh Mosque of Fahraj in Iran. This old monument is placed in south of Damghan, Semnan province. Due to the studies of archaeologists, Tarikhaneh was a fire temple before the Arab conquest. The fire temple has been turned to the mosque during the time. | Copyright: Javad Ramezanian
Minaret of Tarikhaneh Mosque - Damghan
An adobe minaret had built on the western side that was like the minaret of the mosque in Iraq. It was placed on a square base with an area of 6.5 square meters, which had ruined completely. The current brick minaret of Tarikhaneh which is locating on the north side has a height of 26 meters. Also, there is a Kufic inscription at the height of six meters of the minaret.
Tarikhaneh Mosque - Damghan
Tari means God and Tarikhaneh means the house of God. The mosque is built in Khorasani architecture style. It is also among the earliest mosques in the Iranian history which accommodates a minaret inside its interior. | Copyright: Javad Ramezanian
Tarikhaneh Mosque - Damghan
This place was in the pre-Islamic place of worship of the Zoroastrians and used it as a fire or temple of fire, and is about 2,300 years old. Before the arrival of Islam to Iran and the Qomes area, the people of this city used this place as the ritual of religious ceremonies of Zoroastrian religion. | Copyright: Mehrdad Jahanbakhsh
Minaret of Tarikhaneh Mosque - Damghan
An adobe minaret had built on the western side that was like the minaret of the mosque in Iraq. It was placed on a square base with an area of 6.5 square meters, which had ruined completely. The current brick minaret of Tarikhaneh which is locating on the north side has a height of 26 meters. Also, there is a Kufic inscription at the height of six meters of the minaret.
Tarikhaneh Mosque - Damghan
Tari means God and Tarikhaneh means the house of God. The mosque is built in Khorasani architecture style. It is also among the earliest mosques in the Iranian history which accommodates a minaret inside its interior. | Copyright: Mehdi Saeidi
Tarikhaneh Mosque - Damghan
The minaret is 4.2 meters in diameter its top has fallen, but originally it must have measured more the 30 meters high, with a gallery supported on muqarnas corbels. | Copyright: Mehrdad Jahanbakhsh
Tarikhaneh Mosque - Damghan
The Tarikhaneh Temple also called the Tarikhaneh Mosque is a Sassanid-era monument located on the southern limit of the present day city of Damghan, Semnan Province. This structure was initially used as a Zoroastrian Fire Temple during the Sassanid period. After the fall of the Sassanid Empire it was rebuilt and converted into a mosque in the 8th century. | Copyright: Mahdi Saeidi
Tarikhaneh Mosque - Damghan
The Tarikhaneh Temple also called the Tarikhaneh Mosque is a Sassanid-era monument located on the southern limit of the present day city of Damghan, Semnan Province. This structure was initially used as a Zoroastrian Fire Temple during the Sassanid period. After the fall of the Sassanid Empire it was rebuilt and converted into a mosque in the 8th century. | Copyright: Ali Abak
Tarikhaneh Mosque - Damghan
The Tarikhaneh Temple also called the Tarikhaneh Mosque is a Sassanid-era monument located on the southern limit of the present day city of Damghan, Semnan Province. This structure was initially used as a Zoroastrian Fire Temple during the Sassanid period. After the fall of the Sassanid Empire it was rebuilt and converted into a mosque in the 8th century. | Copyright: Ahmad Bazavi
Tarikhaneh Mosque - Damghan
The Tarikhaneh Temple also called the Tarikhaneh Mosque is a Sassanid-era monument located on the southern limit of the present day city of Damghan, Semnan Province. This structure was initially used as a Zoroastrian Fire Temple during the Sassanid period. After the fall of the Sassanid Empire it was rebuilt and converted into a mosque in the 8th century.
Tarikhaneh Mosque - Damghan
Tarikhaneh Temple also is known as the Tarikhaneh Mosque. It considered as the oldest mosque after the Jameh Mosque of Fahraj in Iran. This old monument is placed in south of Damghan, Semnan province. Due to the studies of archaeologists, Tarikhaneh was a fire temple before the Arab conquest. The fire temple has been turned to the mosque during the time.
Tarikhaneh Mosque - Damghan
The Tarikhaneh Temple also called the Tarikhaneh Mosque is a Sassanid-era monument located on the southern limit of the present day city of Damghan, Iran. | Copyright: Hessam Mir
Tarikhaneh Mosque - Damghan
The Tarikhaneh Temple also called the Tarikhaneh Mosque is a Sassanid-era monument located on the southern limit of the present day city of Damghan, Semnan Province. This structure was initially used as a Zoroastrian Fire Temple during the Sassanid period. After the fall of the Sassanid Empire it was rebuilt and converted into a mosque in the 8th century.
Tarikhaneh Mosque - Damghan
Tarikhaneh Mosque is an ancient site in the central Iranian city of Damghan. Initially a Zoroastrian temple, the monument was built more than two thousand years ago. | Copyright: Ali Danaei
Tarikhaneh Mosque - Damghan
This place was in the pre-Islamic place of worship of the Zoroastrians and used it as a fire or temple of fire, and is about 2,300 years old. Before the arrival of Islam to Iran and the Qomes area, the people of this city used this place as the ritual of religious ceremonies of Zoroastrian religion.
Tarikhaneh Mosque (Sad Darvazeh) - Damghan
This place was in the pre-Islamic place of worship of the Zoroastrians and used it as a fire or temple of fire, and is about 2,300 years old. Before the arrival of Islam to Iran and the Qomes area, the people of this city used this place as the ritual of religious ceremonies of Zoroastrian religion. | Copyright: SaharNaz Taleb Nezhad
Tarikhaneh Mosque - Damghan
The building of the minaret was sponsored by Bakhtiar the son of Mohammad. The minaret is 26m in height. It has 86 steps with some Seljuq style decorations. | Copyright: Ali Danaei
Tarikhaneh Mosque (Central courtyard) - Damghan
Tarikhaneh Temple has a foursquare courtyard which has no pond. There are some porticos in around of the Sahn which includes vaults and circular columns. Portico is a roofed corridor with columns which has no wall. There were three entrance gates on the northwestern side and the five entrance gates were located on the northeastern side. The entrance gates of the mosque had opened to these porticos which have ruined during the time. | Copyright: Ali Danaei
Tarikhaneh Mosque - Damghan
This place was in the pre-Islamic place of worship of the Zoroastrians and used it as a fire or temple of fire, and is about 2,300 years old. Before the arrival of Islam to Iran and the Qomes area, the people of this city used this place as the ritual of religious ceremonies of Zoroastrian religion.
Shabestan of Tarikhaneh Mosque - Damghan
Shabestan is a space like a chamber that can be usually found in traditional places. The Shabestan of Tarikhaneh is locating in line to the Qibla and including a hall with 26 circular columns. The ceiling of this part has covered by brick vaults like the architectural style of the Pre-Islamic era. | Copyright: Ali Abak
Shabestan of Tarikhaneh Mosque - Damghan
Shabestan is a space like a chamber that can be usually found in traditional places. The Shabestan of Tarikhaneh is locating in line to the Qibla and including a hall with 26 circular columns. The ceiling of this part has covered by brick vaults like the architectural style of the Pre-Islamic era. | Copyright: Ali Abak
Tarikhaneh Mosque - Damghan
This structure was initially used as a Zoroastrian Fire Temple during the Sassanid period however, after the fall of the Sassanid Empire it was rebuilt and converted into a mosque in the 8th century. The monument is, thus, known as the oldest mosque in Iran. | Copyright: Ali Abak
Tarikhaneh Mosque - Damghan
This place was in the pre-Islamic place of worship of the Zoroastrians and used it as a fire or temple of fire, and is about 2,300 years old. Before the arrival of Islam to Iran and the Qomes area, the people of this city used this place as the ritual of religious ceremonies of Zoroastrian religion. | Copyright: Ali Abak
Tarikhaneh Mosque - Damghan
Shabestan is a space like a chamber that can be usually found in traditional places. The Shabestan of Tarikhaneh is locating in line to the Qibla and including a hall with 26 circular columns. The ceiling of this part has covered by brick vaults like the architectural style of the Pre-Islamic era. | Copyright: Ali Abak
Tarikhaneh Mosque - Damghan
Tari is the Turkic term for God, and Khaneh is a Persian word meaning house. Therefore, the compound word Tarikhaneh, translates into "the house of God". | Copyright: Ali Abak
Tarikhaneh Mosque - Damghan
Tari is the Turkic term for God, and Khaneh is a Persian word meaning house. Therefore, the compound word Tarikhaneh, translates into "the house of God". | Copyright: Ali Abak
Tarikhaneh Mosque - Damghan
The main plan consists of a square courtyard which is surrounded by arcades of barrel vaults supported by slightly pointed fired brick arches set on rather stumpy circular pillars, typical of the Sassanid architecture. The pillars are 3.5 meters tall and almost 2 meters in diameter. | Copyright: Javad Ramezanian
Tarikhaneh Mosque - Damghan
During the Seljuq dynasty, another circular minaret was added to the building of the mosque on which a piece of Quranic quote has been carved in Kufic style (There is no deity but God). | Copyright: Javad Ramezanian
Tarikhaneh Mosque - Damghan
This place was in the pre-Islamic place of worship of the Zoroastrians and used it as a fire or temple of fire, and is about 2,300 years old. Before the arrival of Islam to Iran and the Qomes area, the people of this city used this place as the ritual of religious ceremonies of Zoroastrian religion. | Copyright: Mehrdad Jahanbakhsh
Tarikhaneh Mosque - Damghan
This place was in the pre-Islamic place of worship of the Zoroastrians and used it as a fire or temple of fire, and is about 2,300 years old. Before the arrival of Islam to Iran and the Qomes area, the people of this city used this place as the ritual of religious ceremonies of Zoroastrian religion.
Tarikhaneh Mosque - Damghan
This place was in the pre-Islamic place of worship of the Zoroastrians and used it as a fire or temple of fire, and is about 2,300 years old. Before the arrival of Islam to Iran and the Qomes area, the people of this city used this place as the ritual of religious ceremonies of Zoroastrian religion. | Copyright: Majid parsi
Tarikhaneh Mosque - Damghan
This place was in the pre-Islamic place of worship of the Zoroastrians and used it as a fire or temple of fire, and is about 2,300 years old. Before the arrival of Islam to Iran and the Qomes area, the people of this city used this place as the ritual of religious ceremonies of Zoroastrian religion. | Copyright: Ali Majdfar
Tarikhaneh Mosque - Damghan
This place was in the pre-Islamic place of worship of the Zoroastrians and used it as a fire or temple of fire, and is about 2,300 years old. Before the arrival of Islam to Iran and the Qomes area, the people of this city used this place as the ritual of religious ceremonies of Zoroastrian religion. | Copyright: Amir Behzad Saghaei
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