"Shah Cheragh Shrine, Shiraz: The Radiant Majesty "Iran 4K
The Shah Cheragh (Persian: شاه چراغ, romanized: Shāh-é-Chérāgh, lit. 'King of Light'; Arabic: شاه جراغ, romanized: Šāh-e Čerāḡ) is a Twelver Shi'ite funerary monument and religious complex located in Shiraz, in the province of Fars, Iran. The 12th-century complex is centred around the mausoleum of Sayyid Ahmad, the son of Musa al-Kazim, who is known as Shah Cheragh (King of Light) in local traditions, and hence the building's name.
The complex was added to the Iran National Heritage List on 10 June 1942, administered by the Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization of Iran. The complex is one of the holiest sites in Twelver Shia Islam.
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A place of pilgrimage but also worth visiting for its unbelievable mirror work.
It contains the tomb of the brother of Imam Reza who died in the 8th century.
Shah Jaragh is a funerary monument and mosque in Shiraz. This shrine is one of the most
famed places of pilgrimage for the followers of Shiite sect in Iran and in the world.
The decorative work in a mosaic of mirror glass, the inscriptions in a circle,
the ornamentation, the doors covered with panels of silver, the portico and the white courtyard
are most attractive. The tomb with its lattice railing is in an alcove between the space beneath
the tomb and the mosque. And this custom of placing the tomb in this position so that it
is not directly under the tomb is to be seen in the other famous places of pilgrimage in the city
and may be considered a special feature of Shiraz shrine.
Two short minarets situated at each end of the column's portico
add impressiveness to the mausoleum and to the spacious courtyard which surrounds it on three sides.