Built in the late Qajar period by order of Mirza Hasan Ali Nasir al-Mulk, a Shirazi aristocrat, this mosque earned its nickname from the rose-pink tiles that cover its portal and courtyard iwans — an unusual colour in a country of blue domes.
Its fame, however, comes from the winter prayer hall. Seven tall doors of stained glass face the morning sun, and for an hour or two after sunrise they throw pools of red, yellow and blue light across the Persian carpets, twisted stone columns and painted vaults. It is one of the most photographed interiors in Iran, and it is worth the early start.
Highlights
- Morning light through the stained-glass doors
- Rose-coloured tiles of the courtyard
- Twisted stone columns of the winter hall
- Muqarnas vault above the entrance portal
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