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The Shah Mosque (Persian: مسجد شاه) is a mosque located in Isfahan, Iran. It is located on the south side of Naghsh-e Jahan Square. It was built during the Safavid Empire under the order of Abbas the Great. It is regarded as one of the masterpieces of Persian architecture in the Islamic era.
The Shah Mosque is situated on the south side of this square. On the west side is the Ali Qapu Palace. 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.
Imamzadeh Ismail and Shayah Mosque (Persian: امامزاده اسماعیل و مسجد شیعه) is a historical funerary religious complex in Isfahan, Iran, which dates back to both the Seljuk and Safavid periods. [1] [2] This complex is number 112 on the list of Iran's national monuments, and it comprises the Imamzadeh Ismail and the Shayah ...
The purpose of this mosque was for it to be private to the royal court (unlike the Shah Mosque, which was meant for the public). [3] For this reason, the mosque does not have any minarets and is smaller. Indeed, few Westerners at the time of the Safavids even paid any attention to this mosque, and they certainly did not have access to it ...
Darvazeh No mosque: Isfahan Isfahan Qajar dynasty 19 non-traditional 4 Dashti mosque: Dashti village Isfahan Ilkhanate 13 Azari 5 Gar mosque and minaret: Gar village Isfahan Seljuq dynasty 12 Razi 6 Hafshuye mosque: Hafschuye village Isfahan Seljuq dynasty 11 or 12 Razi 7 Hakim Mosque: Isfahan: Isfahan Safavid dynasty 17 Isfahani 8 Ilchi mosque ...
Shah Mosque (Persian: مسجد شاه) may refer to: Shah Mosque (Isfahan) , also known as the New Abbasi Mosque or Royal Mosque, in Isfahan, Iran Shah Mosque (Mashhad) , a mosque in Mashhad
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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.