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Naqsh-e Jahan Square (Persian: میدان نقش جهان Maidān-e Naghsh-e Jahān; trans: "Image of the World Square"), also known as the Shah Square (میدان شاه) prior to 1979, is a square situated at the center of Isfahan, Iran.
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]
Imam Khomeini Street is one of the most famous streets in the 12th district [1] of Isfahan province, Iran. In fact, the concrete bridge that built over it and its importance, made this street eminent and hard to ignore. [citation needed] It starts from Jomhouri-e-Eslami Square, [2] and is the way between Kharrazi Expressway and Isfahan-Tehran ...
Ernst Hoeltzer (7 January 1835 – 3 July 1911) was a German telegraphist and photographer. He came to Iran during the rule of Naser al-Din Shah in the Qajar dynasty and lived in Isfahan for about 20 years (1871–98). [1]
Sheikh Baha' al-Din is attributed with the architectural planning of the city of Isfahan during the Safavid era. He was the architect of Isfahan's Imam Square, Imam Mosque and Hessar Najaf. He also made a sun clock to the west of the Imam Mosque. He is also known for his mastery of topography.
Hasht Behesht or Hasht-Behesht (هشتبهشت, also romanized as Hašt-Behešt, lit. ' the Eight Heavens ') is a 17th-century pavilion in Isfahan, Iran.It was built by the order of Suleiman I, the eighth shah of Safavid Iran, and functioned mainly as a private pavilion. [1]
Shahinshahr County (Persian: شهرستان شاهینشهر) [a] is in Isfahan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Shahinshahr. [5] History.
Isfahan is located at the intersection of the two principal routes that traverse Iran, north–south and east–west. Isfahan flourished between the 9th and 18th centuries. Under the Safavid Empire, Isfahan became the capital of Iran, for the second time in its history, under Abbas the Great. The city retains much of its history.