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Safavid art is the art of the Iranian Safavid dynasty from 1501 to 1722, encompassing Iran and parts of the Caucasus and Central Asia. It was a high point for Persian miniatures , architecture and also included ceramics, metal, glass, and gardens.
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.
Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque (Persian: مسجد شیخ لطف الله) [2] is one of the masterpieces of Iranian architecture that was built during the Safavid Empire, standing on the eastern side of Naqsh-i Jahan Square, Esfahan, Iran. Construction of the mosque started in 1603 and was finished in 1619.
Iranian architecture or Persian architecture (Persian: معمارى ایرانی, Me'māri e Irāni) is the architecture of Iran and parts of the rest of West Asia, the Caucasus and Central Asia. Its history dates back to at least 5,000 BC with characteristic examples distributed over a vast area from Turkey and Iraq to Uzbekistan and ...
From its beginnings in the Jameh Mosque of Isfahan, this form of vault was used in a sequence of important buildings up to the period of Safavid architecture. Its main characteristics are: [75] four intersecting ribs, at times redoubled and intersected to form an eight-pointed star;
Safavid domes were also influential on those of other Islamic styles, such as the Mughal architecture of India. [74] The influence of Persian architecture in India, particularly in mosques, increased during the Delhi Sultanate and reached a peak during the Mughal Empire. Persian dome chambers and use of double-shelled domes had a significant ...
Safavid art is the art of the Persian Safavid dynasty from 1501 to 1722. It was a high point for the art of the book and architecture; and also including ceramics, metal, glass, and gardens. It was a high point for the art of the book and architecture; and also including ceramics, metal, glass, and gardens.
Defensive walls in Safavid Iran were few in number, a development which can be traced back in dialectical fashion to the low appreciation of artillery by the Iranian army in contemporaneous times and the concept and execution of city construction—the latter being itself a reflection of the physical characteristics of Safavid Iran coupled with ...