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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 square is surrounded by buildings from the Safavid 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.
Isfahan bears the most prominent samples of the Safavid architecture, all constructed in the years after Shah Abbas I permanently moved the capital there in 1598: the Imperial Mosque, Masjid-e Shah, completed in 1630, the Imam Mosque (Masjid-e Imami) the Lutfallah Mosque and the Royal Palace.
Pages in category "17th-century mosques in the Safavid Empire" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. ... Shah Mosque (Isfahan)
[3] [48] The bulbous dome of the Shah Mosque was built from 1611 to 1638 and is a discontinuous double-shell 33 meters wide and 52 meters high. The octagonal mausoleum of Khwaja Rabi (1617–1622) uses the oldest version of the Safavid onion dome type. [74] The tomb of Amin-edin Jabrail , begun in 1380, was completed around 1700. [48]
English: Bottom view of the iwan of the main entrance to the Shah Mosque, Isfahan, Iran. The mosque, a UNESCO World Heritage site started its construction in 1611, during the Safavid dynasty per order of Abbas I of Persia. It's considered one of the masterpieces of Persian architecture in the Islamic era.
Shah Mosque at Naqsh-e Jahan Square, in Isfahan, Iran, built by Abbas I during the Safavid period. The renaissance in Persian mosque and dome building came during the Safavid dynasty, when Shah Abbas, in 1598 initiated the reconstruction of Isfahan, with the Naqsh-e Jahan Square as the centerpiece of his new capital. [186]
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