Shiraz · Historic Centre · Iran

Nasir al-Mulk Mosque

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easy

9/10

best: sunrise, morning

ethereal, artistic, spiritual

A local would say...

At sunrise, the stained glass turns the entire floor into a carpet of shifting colored light — the mosque becomes something more than architecture.

The 19th-century Nasir-ol-Molk Mosque is one of the most visually extraordinary mosques in the world — its winter prayer hall is entirely fronted by stained glass that fills the interior with cascading pink, red and orange light in the early morning. The exquisitely carved plaster stalactite columns and geometric tile patterns make this Shiraz's most photogenic religious site.