Imam Reza shrine
Imām Rezā shrine (Persian: حرم امام رضا) is a complex in Mashhad, Iran. It contains the mausoleum of Imām Ridhā, the eighth Imām of Twelver Shi'ites. Also in the complex are the Goharshad Mosque, a museum, a library, seminaries, a cemetery, a dining hall for pilgrims, vast prayer halls, and other buildings.
This complex is the center of tourism in Iran. It is visited by 15 to 20 million pilgrims every year.[1]
Imam Reza Shrine Media
A picture from the second sanctuary
Painting of the shrine by Scottish traveler James Baillie Fraser, 1822. He journeyed to Mashhad and converted to Islam at the shrine.
Photo of the shrine by Italian photographer Luigi Pesce, 1818–1891.
The shrine before development
The complex's main garden in 1910
Shrine's view from Tehran Street, 1956
The shrine at night, 2000s
Placing Carpets, Imam Ridha Mosque
Dar al-Hifaz, one of the shrine's closest sections to the sanctuary.
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References
- ↑ Sacred Sites: Mashhad, Iransacredsites.com. Retrieved 2006-03-13.
