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In the District Esfahan’s Dardasht there is mosque This place designed with four porch that according to traditions Iranian architecture AqaNoor Mosque entries are located in the northern and eastern sides of the mosque and connected through the streets around the Dardasht’s market place and the neighbourhood with the same name
the mosque was built under the supervision "Nur al-Din Mohammad" who was one of the richest and righteous men in Isfahan He began building the mosque during the reign of Shah Abbas I(Great Shah Abbas ) But finished in the first year of the reign of Shah Safi era and for this reason names of the both kings were mentioned in the inscription above the portal of the mosque
The inscription on the entrance of the mosque written by Mohammad Reza Emami On one thousand thirty-nine AH this is confirmed
Other inscription is on the south porch of the mosque it has written with the white Thuluth line on the blue tiles dated on one thousand two hundred and fifty-eight AH that refers to the time of Muhammad Shah Qajar.

The inscription calligrapher was Mohammad Bagher Shirazi
There is square shapes form the ...see more inside of the porch with blue simple Bannai script and fawn Bannai script In turquoise background
In the eastern porch of the mosque written some poems in Nastaʿlīq yellow on blue clay tilest the last line is the historical poems one thousand thirty-four shows
One of the interesting features of mosque Aqa Noor is seraglio that is very beautiful the Shabestan light provided by the pieces of marble transparent.
This Shabestan has stone pillars with marble arches, which provide light during the day. Pillars of the mosque also attracts attention of any visitor on both side this Shabestan sanctuary religious phrases written with Bannai script
The bedchamber outside entrance is decorated with tile nodes and Bannai script
Aga Noor mosque damaged very much during war (Sep 22, 1980 – Aug 20, 1988) but all of the destruction Rebuilding
The mosque in 1998 as one of the national monument of Iran has been registered.
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