Palatial mosque in Baku
Mosque in Baku, Azerbaijan
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The Palatial mosque in Baku (Azerbaijani: Saray məscidi), also known as the Palace Mosque (Azerbaijani: Şah Məscidi; Arabic: مسجد شاه (باكو)), and Shirvanshahs Palace Mosque, is a mosque, located inside the Palace of the Shirvanshahs complex, in the Old City of Baku, Azerbaijan.[1][2] The mosque was built in 845 AH (1441/1442 CE).[3]
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The interior of the mosque in 2011 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Ecclesiastical or organisational status | Mosque |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | Palace of the Shirvanshahs, Old City, Baku |
| Country | Azerbaijan |
  Location in the Baku Old City | |
| Coordinates | 40°21′58″N 49°50′00″E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Mosque architecture |
| Style | Islamic |
| Completed | 845 AH (1441/1442 CE) |
| Specifications | |
| Dome | Two (maybe more) |
| Minaret | One |
| Materials | Stone |
| Official name | Palatial mosque in Baku |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | iv |
| Designated | 2000 (24th session) |
| Part of | Walled City of Baku with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower |
| Reference no. | 958 |
| Region | Europe/Asia |
| Endangered | 2003–2009 |
The Palatial mosque in Baku forms part of the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Palace of the Shirvanshahs.
Architecture
The plan of the mosque is rectangular. There is a small hall, a small prayer room for women, and serving rooms. The northern portal, turned towards a burial vault of Shirvanshahs, is more solemn than the eastern one. The latter, which came down to an underground exit, was intended for the inhabitants of the palace.[4]
Interior
The two tier windowed prayer room is covered with a cupola with spherical sails. The mihrab is located in the southern end of the palace. Cupola area over one a tier women's prayer room, ceding to cupola of the hall with its dimensions and replacing its outlines. The aperture of the mosque's portal is clearly described on a severe background of prismatic volume, ended with two cupolas with slightly sharpening calottes.[5]
Minaret
The trunk of the minaret is surrounded by an inscription, a ligature of which has a date of 845 AH (1441/1442 CE). Details of sherefe's stalactites are subtly modelled.
Gallery
Mihrab
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