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Moaven al-Molk Tekyeh
Address:
Old Abshooran neighborhood and Shahid Haddad Adel street, Kermanshah, Iran
Visiting time:
9-18
Weekly holiday:
Friday
About: Moaven al-Molk Tekyeh
Moaven al-Molk Tekyeh is one of the elegant and magnificent monuments that has remained from Qajar period in Kermanshah. This monument was registered in the list of Iran’s national monuments on 10th of Azar 1354 with registration number 945.
The tekyeh came into operation in 1282 solar Hijri year and it was used for holding religious ceremonies and solving ethnic and tribal controversies. This building is divided into three sections of Husseiniyeh, Zeinabiyeh and Abbasiyeh.
The building’s significant and premium point is its tiling. According to experts of cultural heritage in Kermanshah, the embossed and semi-embossed tilings with very beautiful designs and a hundred percent natural colors used in the building are exquisite in the world.
The pictures carved on the tiles include scenes from wars of Mohammad against infidels, Ali’s battles, Karbala events and pictures of ancient Iranian kings such as archemeneid kings and Persepolis are unique in their kind. The architecture of the building was turned over to first to Hossein, the painter from Tehran and Seyyed Abolghasem Mani by Hassan Khan Moaven al-Molk and later on Hossein, the glazed tile maker from Tehran was also invited to Kermanshah to reconstruct the monument.
General Specifications
Name
Moaven al-molk Tekiye
Age
Qajar era
Builder
Was built under the orders of Hossein Khan known as Moayyen a'Rroaya
Special features
Its exceptional point is in its tilework.
Suggestions
Nearest tourist attractions
Beylerbeyi Mansion
Access route
Address
Old Abshooran neighborhood and Shahid Haddad Adel street, Kermanshah, Iran
Facilities
Access to vehicles
WC
Residence
Restaurant
Buffet
Network coverage
Moaven al-Molk Tekyeh
