The Wisdom and Meaning of Light and Color in the Architecture of Hazrat Masumeh

Light and color have always functioned as the most influential elements in religious and sacred architecture. A function that leads to the formation of spirituality while human being exposure. The shrine of Hazrat Mausumeh was built according to the religious architecture and it is among the places that have succeeded in creating the spiritual atmosphere by appropriate use of light and color; so that this religious architecture can be introduced as one of the most magnificent examples of religious art in exploiting the extensive capacities of light and color. So, the present research attempts to consider the capacity of religious architecture in the shrine of Hazrat Masumeh, which has been less studied as a research subject. Therefore, the present research aimed to introduce the symbolic and esoteric features of the religious architecture of this sacred building by utilizing the library resources and observing the existing capacities. And then it explains how to use the capacities of light and color, which have the philosophical and mystical basis, in this religious architecture by the descriptive-analytical method.