Filosuf al-Dowlah Mosque-School

Subject Areas : Islamic Archaeology

Mona Biglar Beigi Ghajaria ¹

1 - M.A. in Archaeology

Received: 2023-07-26 Accepted : 2023-07-26 Published : 2007-08-23

Keywords: complex, water storage, Imamzadeh, Filosuf al-Dowlah Mosque-School, Seyed Ismail Bazaar and Square,

Abstract :

Since the beginning of the spread of Islam, educational activities, including teaching calligraphy and writing, were carried out in mosques, and the time to deal with it was in a way that did not cause problems in performing religious activities. The expansion of various educational and religious activities led to the formation of schools to teach religious sciences and other related sciences. In Iran, schools were mainly built in two ways, either as a part of mosques, the functions of mosque and school were combined in one building, or they were built as an independent unit for students to study and stay. The peak period of attention to the construction of mosques and schools should be considered the Qajar period, when the largest number of this type of building was built in Tehran, the capital city. The Filosuf al-Dawlah mosque-school, which combines the main functions of a mosque and a school, belongs to this period. This building was built as a part of Seyed Ismail complex in the heart of Chalmaidan neighborhood.