The tri-partite semi-dome at the top of the portal. The central part was left open to an arched window. To the sides are concave trianglular panels with elaborate stuccowork. The dome is framed by a series of small semi-circular recesses. -SK.
One of the only surviving monuments of the tenth century, the Jorjir portal is all that remains of a Buyid mosque, and was incorporated in the 17th century in the much later Hakim Mosque. The portal displays two decorative styles at work: stucco work and brick relief patterns. -SK
Photograph created 1963. Photograph processed September 1963. Formerly cataloged as B10.056. Notes written on the slide or index: Isfahan Jorji Mosque, Jorji Portal.
