Atlas Obscura- The surfaces of Shah Cheragh, a mosque in the Iranian city of Shiraz, glisten and shimmer as you walk by. Mosaics made of mirror shards and tiles cover each�wall. Glittering�chandeliers hang from the ceilings and spots of light dance in the domes. As the above video by Great Big Story shows, being inside is like inhabiting a disco ball.


Shah Cheragh, also known as the Emerald Mosque and the Shrine to the King of the Light, was originally built in the 1100s�as a funerary monument to Ahmad and Muhammad, brothers who took refuge in Shiraz during the 10th-century persecution of Shia Muslims. Many additions and renovations have�taken place over the centuries. Shah Cheragh is now the third most holy Shia shrine�in Iran, and draws a�substantial crowd for Friday night prayers. It�s not unusual to see worshippers�kissing the mirrored walls post-prayer.