One of the most important artistic and historical buildings, which have remained from the zandie-e period, is Vakil Mosque, also known as soltani Mosque and Jami Vakil, Mosque, also known as soltani Mosque and jami Vakil. This Mosque was built by order of karim khan zand near the royal palace and in the zandiyeh complex. Now after about two centuries this building is sill standing. It was used as a place for Friday prayer a few years ago.the tile workes in this building is one of the best that shows the art of Iranian tile workers and the painters in the 12th century A.H.
The area of this Mosque is about 20 thousand square meters. One of the most interesting parts of Mosque is the southern prayer hall with 48 columns made of solid stone with spiral lines and there is not enen a slight diffrence between them, which is a masterpieces of it's kind. A ccording to the inscriptons the date of finishing the construction is 1187 A.H.
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