Jarchi Mosque


The Jarchi Mosque is a Shi'ite mosque located in the Great Bazaar of Esfahan, in the province of Isfahan, Iran.
The mosque was added to the Iran [National Heritage List] on 20 December 1937, administered by the Cultural [Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization of Iran].
The mosque was built according to a Thuluth inscription above its spandrel in 1610 CE under the supervision of Shah Abbas' herald. In Azeri and Persian languages, the word Jarchi means herald. The mosque has a shabestan and the decorations of the mosque are mainly destroyed.