Vali-e-Asr Mosque
| Vali-e-Asr Mosque | |
|---|---|
مسجد وليعصر (عج) | |
The mosque in 2019 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Shia Islam (closed) |
| Ecclesiastical or organisational status | Mosque |
| Status | Inactive |
| Location | |
| Location | Tehran, Tehran Province |
| Country | Iran |
Location of the mosque in Tehran | |
| Geographic coordinates | 35°41′58″N 51°24′20″E / 35.699474°N 51.405541°E |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) |
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| Type | Mosque architecture |
| Style | |
| Completed | 2018 CE |
| Specifications | |
| Interior area | 25,000 m2 (270,000 sq ft) |
| Site area | 3,855 m2 (41,490 sq ft) |
| Materials | Concrete; plaster; marble |
The Vali-e-Asr Mosque (Persian: مسجد وليعصر (عج)), also spelled as the Valiasr Mosque, is a Shi'ite mosque that has been forcibly closed, located in the city of Tehran, in the province of Tehran, Iran. It takes its name, a reference to the Mahdi in Shi'ite tradition, from the nearby Valiasr Street.
The mosque was designed by the founders of the Iranian architectural and urban design firm Fluid Motion Architects, Reza Daneshmir and Catherine Spiridonoff in a Iranian contemporary neomodernist style. The building spans 3,855 square metres (41,490 sq ft) and contains eight floors, four of which lie underground, providing a floor area of 25,000 square metres (270,000 sq ft). In addition to serving as a place of prayer, the mosque also functions as a cultural center, containing a library and several classrooms. The mosque became a source of controversy in Iran due to its lack of traditional domes and minarets. Consequently, its official religious operations were halted by the Iranian government in 2018.