Instagram photographer “m1rasoulifard” has been creating a visual catalog of Iranian architecture, shooting the interiors of mosques, such as Hazrat-Masoumeh in Qom (above), and cultural centers, like the Chaharbagh School in Isfahan. His images capture intricately detailed interiors rich in texture and kaleidoscopic colors. Tuck into this visual feast of Iran’s splendiferous ceilings; scenes lost to one deep in thought, or bowed down in prayer.
Hazrat-Masoumeh mosque in Qom
The 400-year-old Sheikh Lotfollah mosque in Isfahan
Ceiling of Jāmeh Mosque of Isfahan, one of Iran’s oldest at 900 years old
Ceiling of Sheikh-Lotfollah mosque in Isfahan
Ceiling of the 900-year-old Jāmeh mosque in Isfahan
Ceiling of Shah-e-Cheragh mosque in Shiraz
Ceiling of Chaharbagh school in Isfahan
Ceiling of Sheikh-Lotfolah mosque in Isfahan
Ceiling of Hazrat-Masoumeh mosque in Qom
Ceiling of Hazrat-Masoumeh mosque in Qom
400-year-old Sheikh Lotfollah mosque in Isfahan
Ceiling of 900-year-old Jāmeh mosque in Isfahān
Green Prophet reports on the Middle East. But is Iran part of the Middle East? We take the view that the Middle East is a geographic designation, not a political one. Nor is it characterized by ethnicity, faith, or language. (Is Brazil not part of South America because it’s people don’t speak Spanish?)
But politics, ethnicity, faith, and language barge into most conversations. They are also the main reasons many of us cannot actually visit the Islamic republic. Thanks to digital platforms such as Instagram, we can check out its beauty from our own zip codes.
All images by m1rasoulifard, Instagram.
See? Why can’t islam be about gorgeous art instead of deception & violence?
Why does it have to condone & worship the most evil parts of humanity instead of following the faiths (Judaism & Christianity) that it claims to supercede in righteousness, but by the former is proven to be completely false in its ulterior motives?