The Sepahsālār Mosque ( Persian : مسجد سپهسالار – Masjed-e Sepahsālār ) is a famous historic mosque in Tehran , Iran . The construction project of the mosque was started in 1879 upon the order of Mirza Hosein Sepahsalar , the Grand Vizir of Iran during Naser al-Din Shah Qajar , and the first phase of construction was finished after five years since it was started. The mosque was renamed the Shahid Motahhari ( مسجد شهید مطهری ), after the 1979 Iranian Revolution , but it is commonly known as its initial name of Sepahsalar Mosque.
10-659: The Sepahsalar Mosque is one of the largest Mosque in Tehran. During the late Qajar as well as Pahlavi era, Sepahsalar mosque was distinctive landmark of Tehran with its eight minarets which was unique in Persian design of mosques. The Sepahsalar Mosque is the first mosque in Tehran whose design is mix of Persian architecture and architecture of mosques in Istanbul . The building is inspired by Jameh Mosque of Isfahan , Chaharbagh School and Sultan Ahmed Mosque . The mosque has
20-429: A special dome and eight minarets. The main entrance portal and the facade are of a quite distinctive Qajar style. Two massive minarets flank the recessed entrance, which leads into a courtyard surrounded by twin-storeyed arcades of college rooms; in all there are some 60 chambers. Tiles with full-blown floral motifs in typically flamboyant Qajar style decorate the courtyard, while a tile inscription band gives details of
30-631: Is currently headed by the eldest descendant of Mohammad Ali Shah, Sultan Mohammad Ali Mirza Qajar , while the Heir Presumptive to the Qajar throne is Mohammad Hassan Mirza II , the grandson of Mohammad Hassan Mirza , Sultan Ahmad Shah's brother and heir. Mohammad Hassan Mirza died in England in 1943, having proclaimed himself shah in exile in 1930 after the death of his brother in France. Today,
40-637: Is the Qajar heir to the Persian throne. Religion International Museum for Family History The Internationaal Museum voor Familiegeschiedenis (known in English as the International Museum for Family History , or in short "The Family Museum") is a museum located in the former Ursuline Convent in Eijsden , Netherlands . As a museum with a focus on genealogy and family history, it
50-440: Is the first museum of its kind in the world. The Ursuline sisters commissioned Pierre Cuypers to renovate and extend the building in 1899. It is probable that Cuypers entrusted part of the project to Johannes Kayser , a Dutch architect notable for his neogothic designs. The museum focuses especially on genealogy , DNA-research, the life and work of Eugène Dubois , human evolution , heraldry , Charlemagne , family law and
60-570: The International Museum for Family History in Eijsden . The shah and his consort were styled Imperial Majesty . Their children were addressed as Imperial Highness , while male-line grandchildren were entitled to the lower style of Highness ; all of them bore the title of Shahzadeh or Shahzadeh Khanoum . The headship of the Imperial Family is inherited by the eldest male descendant of Mohammad Ali Shah. The Heir Presumptive
70-674: The descendants of the Qajars often identify themselves as such and hold reunions to stay socially acquainted through the Kadjar (Qajar) Family Association , often coinciding with the annual conferences and meetings of the International Qajar Studies Association (IQSA). The Kadjar (Qajar) Family Association was founded for a third time in 2000. Two earlier family associations were stopped because of political pressure. The offices and archives of IQSA are housed at
80-850: The original endowment. The prayer hall dome, 37m in height, is supported by 44 columns. Former Prime Minister and Minister of the Royal Court Abdolhossein Hazhir was assassinated by a member of the Fada'iyan-e Islam at the mosque in November 1949. [REDACTED] Media related to Sepahsalar Mosque at Wikimedia Commons [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Qajar dynasty The Qajar dynasty ( Persian : دودمان قاجار , romanized : Dudemâne Ǧâjâr ; 1789–1925)
90-574: The working lives of our ancestors. the museum also houses the office, archives and collections of the International Qajar Studies Association . The museum is a "Public Benefit Organisation" ( Algemeen nut beogende instelling ) and it has won awards such as the 'VVV price for innovation'. The advisory board of the museum includes notable figures such as former Prime Minister of the Netherlands Dries van Agt , American historian at Yale University Ned Blackhawk , professor Michel Hockx of
100-678: Was an Iranian royal dynasty founded by Mohammad Khan ( r. 1789–1797 ) of the Qoyunlu clan of the Turkoman Qajar tribe . The dynasty's effective rule in Iran ended in 1925 when Iran's Majlis , convening as a constituent assembly on 12 December 1925, declared Reza Shah , a former brigadier-general of the Persian Cossack Brigade , as the new shah of Pahlavi Iran . The Qajar Imperial Family in exile
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