Masjid-i-Jami, Nayin, Iran: (10th century), hypostyle; heavy cylindrical pillars; carved stucco decoration. Minaret is a transition between western minarets and later Iranian ones.

 

Masjid-i-Jami, Nayin, facade of the prayer hall.
   
Masjid-i-Jami, Nayin, roofscape.
   
Masjid-i-Jami, Nayin, interior view of the hypostyle prayer hall.
 
Masjid-i-Jami, Nayin, mihrab.

 

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