With the establishment of the Safavid dynasty, Shiism was declared the official religion of Iran. In implementing this purpose, the Safavid kings developed the holy places as a place for the Shia people by expanding the culture of endowment and creating endowments. The shrine of Imam Reza in Mashhad, the only tomb of Shia imams in Iran, was the most important religious shrine and the Safavids' focus. The Safavid kings tried to expand it in various ways, including allocating government budgets and endowments and giving ornaments and charity. One of the significant results of their performance was the increase in endowments of the Imam Reza shrine, which continued in the direction of creating a center for the spread of Shia culture, its prosperity, and continuity.
The courtyard of Imam Reza
The Islamic Revolution courtyard: The Revolution courtyard is the oldest courtyard of the Razavi Haram, also known as "antique" and "Saqaqhana." The construction of this new courtyard, which was later named Azadi courtyard, was started by order of Fath-Ali Shah Qajar. With the cooperation of his son Alinqi Mirza with the architect Haj Agha Jan (the owner of the famous Haj Agha Jan Bazaar in Mashhad). . Its building was built during the time of Naseeruddin Shah Qajar.
Gohar Shad courtyard : courtyard Goharshad is one of the old courtyards of Imam Reza's shrine. Gohar Shad courtyard leads from the north side to the corridor leading to the grave of Ali bin Musa al-Reza and from the south side to the porch of the Goharshad Mosque. The eastern part of the Sahnehis located next to Imam Khomeini's entrance, and the western part is located next to the extension of Sheikh Baha'i.
Islamic Republic courtyard : The infrastructure of this court, including its basement, is 19,065 square meters, the open space of the court is about 7,302 square meters, and the court stands is approximately 4,622 square meters. On the sides of this courtyard, four porches are built in the style of traditional Islamic architecture.
Quds courtyard : In the 1960s, the construction of a court called "Quds" was placed on the agenda of Astan Quds, and its physical structure was completed in 1370 and 1373, and tiling and decoration work was completed.
Hedayat courtyard- Imam Hassan Mojtabi courtyard Grand courtyard of the Great Prophet The operational operation of the Sahn skeleton started in 1377 at the same time as the underpass. Sahn pavement is also a combination of Alvan, granite, and Khalid stones. Under the court, there is a parking lot of the shrine; to access it, two spaces connecting to the parking lots have been installed on the court floor. The great courtyard of the great prophet has an area of 117,584 square meters and 55 pavilions. This court has a total of 6 minarets and three porches
Kausar courtyard
Its basement is 15,580 square meters, it has 46 booths, and the area of the booths is 3,447 square meters.
Ghadir courtyard
There are two permanent teahouses in Kausar and Ghadir courtyard from 30:14 to 19:00.
Porches
The porches of the courtyard of the revolution
Abbasi's porch on the north side of the courtyard: This lofty porch, called "Tabarsi Gate," is located on the north side of the Islamic Revolution courtyard, and its outer door overlooks the tomb of Sheikh Tabarsi.
The gold porch "Ivan Naderi" on the south side of the courtyard: The gold porch is located on the south side of the Islamic Revolution courtyard, and its height is 21 meters. This porch was built by order of Amir Ali Shir Nawai, Wazir of Sultan Hossein Biqara, in 872 because the body of this porch was gilded with gold clay during Nader Shah's time in 1148 AH. She was known as "Ivan Naderi,"
The porch of Naqarakhana on the eastern side of the courtyard: The porch of Naqarakhana is one of the important buildings of Imam Reza's shrine. This porch is one of the works of Shah Abbas I Safavid era and its height is 26 meters, its width is 8.7 meters, and its length is 18.20 meters. Since the Qajar era, it has been known by this name because of the restoration of the Nagara Khan building on top of it. from that
The porch of the clock on the west side of the courtyard: the clock of the Revolution Hall is also known as the deputy clock. This clock was bought by Abdul Hassan Azfar from Germany in 1333 and was installed on the western porch of the Revolution Hall, known as the porch of the clock, and the clock that was established there was in the courtyard of Azadi. It is said that he donated this watch to the Razavi shrine because of the vow he made for his healing.
The porches of Azadi courtyard.
The porch of Bab al-Hikma is on the north side of the courtyard.