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Add This To Your Bucket List | The Pink Mosque

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There was a huge bunch of stuff that attracted me to Iran. I was interested in exploring the architecture, relaxing in the city gardens and being exposed to the wonderful Persian hospitality that I had heard so much about.

But if I am being honest, I must admit that my main motivation for travelling to Iran was to visit Nasir ol Molk – the site more commonly referred to as ‘the Pink Mosque’.

pink-mosque-iran-blog-travel-shiraz-nasir-ol-molk Photo Courtesy of backpackertrack.com

So what is the Pink Mosque?

From the outside, this building appears much like many other Persian mosques, but it houses a lot more than meets the eye.

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Construction of Nasir ol Molk commenced in 1876 as per the order of Mirza Hasan Ali Nasir al Molk – one of the famous lords of the Qajar Dynasty. Designed by Muhammad Hasan-e-Memar and Muhammad Reza Kashi Paz-e-Shirazi, construction was completed in 1888.

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