Shah Mosque (Mashhad)

Shah Mosque
(Haftado Dotan Mosque)
مسجد هفتاد و دو تن
The mosque in 2017
Religion
AffiliationShia (Twelver)
Ecclesiastical or organizational status
StatusActive
Location
LocationMashhad, Razavi Khorasan province
CountryIran
Location of the mosque in Iran
Geographic coordinates36°17′16″N 59°36′40″E / 36.2878905°N 59.6110778°E / 36.2878905; 59.6110778
Architecture
Architect(s)Ahmed ibn Shams al-Din Muhammad Tabrizi
TypeMosque architecture
Style
Completed
  • 1462 (as a mausoleum)
  • 1451 (as a mosque)
  • 1707 (renovation)
Specifications
Dome(s)One
Dome height (outer)17.4 m (57 ft)
Minaret(s)Two
Minaret height
  • 20 m (66 ft) (northern)
  • 15.4 m (51 ft) (southern)
MaterialsStone; bricks; mortar
Official nameShah Mosque
TypeBuilt
Designated9 July 1932
Part ofImam Reza Shrine
Reference no.186
Conservation organizationCultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization of Iran

The Shah Mosque (Arabic: مسجد الشاه (مشهد), romanized: Masjid-i Shah), also known, since the Iranian Revolution, as the Haftado Dotan Mosque (Persian: مسجد هفتاد و دو تن, lit.'Mosque of Seventy-two Martyrs') is a Twelver Shi'ite mausoleum and mosque that forms part of the Imam Reza Shrine complex, located in Mashhad, in the province of Razavi Khorasan, Iran.

The mosque dates from the Timurid period, and was added to the Iran National Heritage List on 9 July 1932, administered by the Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization of Iran.