Sepahsalar Mosque

kulturminne · 1880 · District 12, IR · Hossein Lorzadeh

Sepahsalar Mosque (District 12, Iran) dates from 1880. The catalogue names Hossein Lorzadeh as the architect. The date falls within the chapter ‘Industrialisation’ in this site’s history of architecture.

The clients were Mirza Hosein Khan Sepahsalar and Naser al-Din Shah Qajar. The building was inaugurated in 1880. It is 34 metres high. The building materials include brick, stone, and plaster. The building is protected as Iranian National Heritage.

The catalogue has 2 more buildings by Hossein Lorzadeh. 40 other buildings on this site lie within 25 kilometres; the nearest is Fakhr al-Dawla Mosque, 1.1 km away.