A Comparative Comparison of the Architectural Decorations of the Blue Mosque of Yerevan with the Blue Mosque of Tabriz as a Cultural Strategy

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

P. H. D., Student of Art Research, Faculty of Arts, Shahid University, Tehran, Iran.

10.22034/ias.2020.228246.1233

Abstract

The vast geographical area of the Islamic world has triggered the existence of numerous traces of Islamic civilization in far and near regions. Armenia, a section constantly under the conflict of Christian and Muslim governments, beholds many artworks and historic monuments related to the Islamic culture. An exploratory study on the similarities of the historical monuments of Armenia and Iran during the Islamic period a be considered as a cultural strategy; thus, in this study, the Blue Mosques of Yerevan and Tabriz will be deliberated upon. In terms of content, the research has been carried out following a descriptive and comparative method, and the collection of information has been complied via library and documentation research. To conclude, the result of the upcoming research expresses that the artistic style and the category of decorations used in the two mosques are more or less similar, which is due to the influence of the rich culture of Iran on the people of Armenia; however, the Blue Mosque of Tabriz beholds more modest decorations and both structures follow the style of Iranian design and architecture of the Timurid era.

Research aims:
1. Recognizing the architectural style in the Blue Mosque of Yerevan and the Blue Mosque of Tabriz.
2. Comparative comparison of the architectural decorations of the Blue Mosque of Yerevan and the Blue Mosque of Tabriz as a cultural strategy.

Research questions:
1. What is the relationship between the artistic style in the architectural decorations used in the Blue Mosques of Yerevan and Tabriz?
2. How and to what extent has the cultural impact of Iran been effective in the final development of the Blue Mosques in Yerevan and Tabriz?

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Islamic Art Studies
Volume 18, Issue 44
February 2021
Pages 204-221

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