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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.
Under the Muzaffarids a madrasa, known as the Muzaffarid Madrasa, was added on the east side of the mosque and another prayer hall on the west, both beyond the former outer wall of the mosque. [ 2 ] [ 11 ] This work was done possibly by Qutb al-Din Shah Mahmud, the governor of Isfahan ( r. 1358–1375) who disputed the throne with his brother ...
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.
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The north dome of the Isfahan mosque, in particular, is considered a masterpiece of medieval Iranian architecture, with the interlacing ribs of the dome and the vertically aligned elements of the supporting walls achieving a great elegance. [22] [20] Another innovation by the Seljuks was the "kiosk mosque".
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Based on the evidence from Nishapur and Tim, some scholars have theorized that muqarnas originated in northeastern Iran and that it was further developed in subsequent Great Seljuk architecture, as seen in the Seljuk domes of the Great Mosque of Isfahan (1088). [7] Imam Dur Mausoleum (1090), with exterior view of its muqarnas dome
The courtyard (sahn) of a mosque normally precedes and gives access to the interior prayer hall that stands on the qibla side (the side corresponding to the direction of prayer). [ 7 ] [ 1 ] Most mosque courtyards contained a public fountain where Muslims performed wudu , a ritual ablution (purification) required before prayer . [ 8 ]