Iran, Qazvin: Imamzadeh-ye Hossein commemorates a son of the 8th Imam Reza who died aged two in 821 AD and is buried here. It dates from the 16th ce

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Iran, Qazvin: Imamzadeh-ye Hossein commemorates a son of the 8th Imam Reza who died aged two in 821 AD and is buried here. It dates from the 16th century but the facade is from the Qajar era. Panel of arabesques with floral additions, making use of mirror glass. Above, scripts from thje Quran on a band.

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Photo credit: © Peter Michael Rhodes / Alamy / Afripics
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Keywords: arabesque, architecture, faience, islam, minaret, mosaic, mosque, muslim, persia, religion, shi-ite, tiling