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Sheikh Lotf Allah Mosque is situated on the eastern side of this square and at the northern side Qeysarie Gate opens into the Isfahan Grand Bazaar. Today, Namaaz-e Jom'eh (the Muslim Friday prayer) is held in the Shah Mosque. The square is depicted on the reverse of the Iranian 20,000 rials banknote. [3] Stores are owned by trust of Ostandari ...
Exterior view of the palace. Ali Qapu (Persian: عالیقاپو, ‘Ālī Qāpū)(lit: "Grand Gate") is an imperial palace in Isfahan, Iran.It is located on the western side of the Naqsh-e Jahan Square, opposite to the Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque, and had been originally designed as a vast portal entrance to the grand palace which stretched from Naqsh-e Jahan Square to Chaharbagh Boulevard.
The Shah Abbas Mosque is located in the narrow southeastern part of the square. Here, the width of the square narrows to 54 meters, and, on the opposite side, it expands to 85 meters. All four sides of the square are surrounded by plane trees. The northwestern and southeastern parts of the square are built up with arched buildings used as shops.
The Naqsh-e Jahan Square (Shah Square) was built in the early 16th century when Isfahan was the capital of the Safavid empire, and it was one of the first sites in Iran to be inscribed on the World Heritage list, in 1979, [2] [3] and the Jameh Mosque of Isfahan was designated a World Cultural Heritage site in 2012. [4]
Shah-e Mashhad is the left overs of a destroyed school known as Ghurid madrasa from the 12th century in the Afghan province of Badghis. [1] It is located on the left bank of the Murgab River . It has been said that the building was donated by an unknown woman.
He was the founding director of the School of Architecture, Ahmedabad (1962–72), founding director of the School of Planning (1972–79), founding dean of the Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology (1972–81), founding member of the Visual Arts Centre, Ahmedabad, and founding director of the Kanoria Centre for Arts, Ahmedabad. [13]
Ustad Ahmad Lahori (Punjabi pronunciation: [ʊstaːd ˈɛː(ɦ)məd lə(ɦ)oːɾiː]; c.1580–1649), [1] also known as Ahmad Ma'mar Lahori, was an architect and engineer of the Mughal Empire who served as the chief architect during the reign of Shah Jahan; and was responsible for the construction of the Taj Mahal, one of the seven wonders of the world, in Agra; as well as the Red Fort in ...
The Islamic architecture of the Persian Safavid Empire (1501–1736), which was based in present day Iran. Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.