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  2. Shah Mosque (Isfahan) - Wikipedia

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    Mosaic detail, as found in the Shah Mosque, showing Quranic calligraphy written in Thuluth script (photo taken at the Lotfallah Mosque). The Masjed-e Shah was a huge structure, said to contain 18 million bricks and 475,000 tiles, having cost the Shah 60,000 tomans to build. [16] It employed the new haft rangi (seven-colour) style of tile mosaic ...

  3. Naqsh-e Jahan Square - Wikipedia

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    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.

  4. Architects of Iran - Wikipedia

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    Ustad Ali Akbar Isfahani: He and two other associates built the Shah Mosque of Isfahan between 1612 and 1631. Ustad Hosein Shamā'i.e. Shirazi: Built the Madreseh Khan in Shiraz in 1615CE. Baha al-Din al-Amili : Designed a dam (band) in Qahrud , 35 km south of Kashan in 1616CE, as well as Naqsh-e Jahan Square and Charbagh Avenue in Isfahan, and ...

  5. Muqarnas - Wikipedia

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    [31]: 86 [1] Variations of this style became prevalent in the entrance portals of the 14th century, with the most monumental example being that of the Mosque-Madrasa of Sultan Hasan in Cairo. Among the other examples, several unusual portals have muqarnas covering the underside of a flat vault, most notably at the Mosque of Amir Ulmas (1330).

  6. History of Persian domes - Wikipedia

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    The domes of the Shah Mosque (later renamed the Imam Mosque) and the Mādar-e Šāh madrasa (1706–1714) have a similar exterior pattern against a background of light blue glazed tile. [ 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.

  7. Timeline of Isfahan - Wikipedia

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    Shah Mosque tower and dome tilted; 14 billion toman allocated to renovate the buildings. [25] 5,994 city crossings named after martyrs of Iraq-Iran War by the municipal government. [26] Isfahan province divided into 212 police blocks. [27] 2024 19 April: Isfahan missile strike; Asian cooperation dialogue event held in the city. [28]

  8. Shah Mosque - Wikipedia

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    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

  9. List of historical structures in Isfahan province - Wikipedia

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    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 ...