Talk:Jameh Mosque of Isfahan

Questions

Is this mosque also known as the Blue Mosque of Isfahan? I have some text-books that refer to a Jame mosque in isfahan of similar dates - if so, it is supposed to have one of the earliest know examples of a jali screened window - does anyone have a picture? --Joopercoopers 13:30, 16 February 2007 (UTC)

I think what you are looking for is actually Shah Mosque AKA the blue mosque of Isfahan. Nevertheless, you can find more pictures of Jame Mosque here. - Marmoulak 16:38, 19 February 2007 (UTC)

I was told by my parents that this might also be called "The Quaking Mosque" in that in the 1950's, it was demonstrated that the building had unique construction, such that a guide rhythmiclly leaning on a column could set up vibrations that would ripple the roof and cause the minarets to sway. This practice was discontinued due to damage to the building.. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:188:C502:5E0:10A4:7DEA:39D4:598F (talk) 23:43, 24 October 2016 (UTC)

No, the quaking mosque is Monar Jonban,which is elsewhere in Esfahan. It is much smaller and, if I have understood correctly, they still make the towers swing from time to time. Yaan (talk) 17:42, 16 June 2019 (UTC)

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General comment and suggestion

I just finished some revision and expansion of the page, but I wanted to make one possible suggestion for the future: the "present-day" section could be replaced with a larger "Architecture" section (or something to that effect) where the mosque, as it currently stands, can be more fully described in detail. The history section is very much needed, but since not all elements of the building are reliable dated some things might be easier to describe in another section, instead of trying to make them fit in one of the historical periods. Even elements like the Seljuk domes and the mihrab of Uljaytu/Oljeitu, which are precisely dated, are important enough that they could still be described in more technical detail in a separate section (and you can probably find academic studies that focus on them). Some readers might even appreciate a more systematic physical description of the mosque to compliment the historical summary.
For a general description of the building, the ArchNet entry might be very useful as it's accessible, detailed, and has a large catalogue of pictures with accompanying captions. (Just note that ArchNet is not an academic source itself, so if it conflicts with other sources then scholarly sources should take priority.) Cheers, R Prazeres (talk) 23:18, 1 September 2021 (UTC)