page_title: Blue Mosque, Tabriz
hierarchical_section_title: Blue Mosque, Tabriz
caption_attribution_description: English: interior view of main hall, Blue Mosque, Tabriz, Iran
context_page_description: The Blue Mosque is a historic mosque in Tabriz, Iran. The mosque and some other public buildings were constructed in 1465 upon the order of Jahan Shah, the ruler of Kara Koyunlu.
  The mosque was severely damaged in an earthquake in 1780, leaving only the iwan. Reconstruction began in 1973 by Reza Memaran Benam under the supervision of Iranian Ministry of Culture. However, it is still incomplete.
context_section_description: The Blue Mosque (Persian: مسجد کبود‎, romanized: Masjed-e Kabūd) is a historic mosque in Tabriz, Iran. The mosque and some other public buildings were constructed in 1465 upon the order of Jahan Shah, the ruler of Kara Koyunlu.
  The mosque was severely damaged in an earthquake in 1780, leaving only the iwan (entrance hall). Reconstruction began in 1973 by Reza Memaran Benam under the supervision of Iranian Ministry of Culture. However, it is still incomplete.
caption: interior view of main hall, Blue Mosque, Tabriz, Iran
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