Rivāq Dāru'l-Huffāz
Rivāq Dāru'l-Huffāz is located south of the shrine of Imam Reza and is a historical structure with religious use. In this historical rivāq, Quran recitation ceremonies and special sermons for the Huffāz of Astan-e Quds are held daily in two sessions, morning and evening.
Rivāq Dāru'l-Huffāz
Rivāq Dāru'l-Huffāz is located south of the shrine of Imam Reza and is a historical structure with religious use. In this historical rivāq, Quran recitation ceremonies and special sermons for the Huffāz of Astan-e Quds are held daily in two sessions, morning and evening.
Rivāq Dāru's-Sayādeh
Located on the western front of the blessed Rawḍa and the holy shrine, this rivāq has become one of the main passages for pilgrims' entry and their honor of visiting the tomb of Imam Reza (AS). Today, this section is dedicated to male pilgrims.
Rivāq Dāru'z-Dhikr
Ali Naqi Mirza Rukn al-Dawla, son of Fath Ali Shah, intended to build a madrasa in Mashhad in 1338 AH, but this plan remained unfinished and eventually became 'Rivāq Dāru'z-Dhikr' in the holy shrine of Razavi. This rivāq is located in the southeast of the blessed Rawḍa and has an area of 216 square meters.
Tomb of Shaykh Bahāʾī
Shaykh Bahāʾī was a prominent Iranian scholar of the 10th and 11th centuries AH and minister of Shah Abbas Safavi. One of the most amazing services of Shaykh Bahāʾī is the Islamic architecture used in the holy shrine of Imam Reza (AS), which was designed by Shaykh Bahāʾī.
Dāru's-Sa'ādeh
This building is located in the east of the rivāqs of Astan-e Quds, between the tall iwan of the new courtyard and the Hatam Khani rivāq. The rivāq is 14.90 meters long, 13.80 meters wide, and 14.80 meters high. This rivāq was built by Allahyar Khan Asaf al-Dawla Qajar.
Dāru's-Salām
This building was originally a two-story building and was one of the buildings of Gauhar Shad called Tahvil Khaneh. This place was connected to the rivāq (dome) of Apek Mirza after repair and decoration from 1334 to 1338 SH, and the rivāq Dāru's-Salām was created.
Dāru'l-Fayz
This building is a rivāq consisting of the rivāqs of Riyaz Mosque and Shah Tahmasb's platform, which was named Dāru'l-Fayz after repair and expansion in 1347 SH. The rivāq is 15.85 meters long, 5.90 meters wide, and 9.50 meters high.
Rivāq Ḥātem Khānī
This building was built by Hatam Beyk Ordubadi, one of the Safavid commanders, around 1010 AH / 1601 AD. This rivāq is located in the east of the shrine and leads from the tall door below the blessed feet to the shrine. The rivāq is 13.50 meters long, 7.30 meters wide, and 11.60 meters high.
Rivāq Allahverdi Khan
This octagonal rivāq was built by Allahverdi, one of the Safavid commanders, located in the east of Tawhid Khaneh and northeast of Hatam Khani dome. The height from the rivāq floor to the dome ceiling is 16.19 meters.
Masjed-e Bālā-Sar-e Mubārak
This mosque is connected to the shrine and is located between it and Dāru's-Sa'ādeh. The founder of the mosque was Abu al-Hasan Iraqi, secretary of the Ghaznavids. The mosque floor and its dado with a height of 0.90 meters are made of marble.
Dāru'sh-Shokr
This building was previously the Quran Khaneh (former library) of the shrine. Then, by joining it to part of the corridor of Bālā-Sar Mosque and part of the corridor that went from this mosque to Tawhid Khaneh, it became a rivāq.
Sahn-e Qods
Sahn-e Qods is one of the new courtyards of the shrine of Imam Reza (AS) that was built after the 1357 revolution and was put into operation in 1367. This rectangular courtyard with a total area of about 4800 square meters is located south of Gauhar Shad Mosque and north of the courtyard of the Great Prophet.
Sahn-e Imam Khomeini
The rivāq of Imam Khomeini (RA) is one of the largest and most magnificent rivāqs of the holy shrine of Razavi, which with an area of 9800 square meters, 24 huge columns and suspended ceilings, is considered one of the largest religious structures in Iran.
Tomb of Shaykh Tabarī
Shaykh Tabarī was a great Shia commentator and author of the famous commentary Majma' al-Bayan, one of the prominent scholars of the 5th and 6th centuries AH. He was killed in 548 AH during the Ghaz Turk invasion in Khorasan and is also remembered as a 'martyr'.
Fāddād Window
A pilgrimage site located in the courtyard of the Islamic Revolution of the shrine of Ali ibn Musa al-Reza, which is the most famous and important window of this shrine. The construction of this window dates back to the Safavid era and was built by Shaykh Bahāʾī during the construction of the ancient courtyard.
Nāderī Drinking Fountain
In the middle of the Islamic Revolution courtyard, there is the Nāderī drinking fountain or Ismail Tallī, which is one of the distinctive buildings of the shrine of Imam Reza (AS). Its monolithic marble basin with a capacity of about 1130 liters was brought from Herat to Mashhad by order of Nader Shah.
Pigeon House
The pigeon house of the shrine of Imam Reza (AS) is one of the oldest buildings belonging to Astan-e Quds Razavi, whose construction was ordered by Shah Abbas Safavi about 416 years ago. This building was built by Hajji Sadr architect with dimensions of 18 zars in length and width and 10 zars in height.
Central Museum of Astan-e Quds
Located in the courtyard of Kawthar of the Razavi shrine and consists of four floors where visitors can see the history of the shrine and treasures such as banknotes, coins, stamps and natural artifacts. The museum building was designed by French architect André Godard.
Masjed-e Gauhar Shād
Built by the wife of Shahrukh Timurid in the 9th century AH, it is one of the busiest mosques in Iran and also one of the tourist attractions inside the shrine of Imam Reza. This mosque has seven prayer halls and eight iwans. The courtyard of this mosque has an area of 2800 square meters.
Astan-e Quds Razavī Library
One of the largest libraries in Iran and the Middle East, belonging to Astan-e Quds Razavi, located in the city of Mashhad and in the shrine of Imam Reza. The history of Astan-e Quds Razavi Library dates back to 11 centuries ago, which today has increased to three million and 600 thousand volumes of books.
Sahn-e Enqelāb
The ancient courtyard or old courtyard, whose name was changed to the Islamic Revolution courtyard after the Islamic Revolution, is the oldest courtyard of the shrine of Imam Reza in Mashhad. This courtyard is built in a rectangular shape with dimensions of 104.5 by 64.5 meters.
Sahn-e Āzādī
Sahn-e Āzādī or the new courtyard is one of the old courtyards of the shrine of Imam Reza. This courtyard was built in the east of the holy shrine and below the blessed feet, with an area of 4335 square meters. Its construction was started by order of Fath Ali Shah and under the supervision of his son Ali Naqi Mirza.
Naqārekhāne
The Naqārekhāne of the shrine of Imam Reza (AS) was the media of the shrine in the past. An audio media that reported on surrounding events. The sound of naqārehs is heard in the mornings before sunrise and in the evenings before sunset.
Madrasa-ye Parīzād
A madrasa in Mashhad that Parīzād, the maid of Gauhar Shad, endowed for religious students. The construction of this madrasa was completed in 823 AH and has been restored three times so far. This madrasa was previously outside the boundaries of the Razavi shrine, but with the expansion of the shrine, it has been placed inside it.