Ali Akbar Isfahani
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Ali Akbar Isfahani was a Persian architect of the Safavid era. He is best known for the Shah Mosque commissioned by Shah Abbas and built in 1611–1631. His name appears in an inscription in the mosque
Statue of Ali Akbar Isfahani
Shah Mosque by Ali Akbar Isfahani
Shah Mosque (Isfahan)
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The Shah Mosque, also officially known as the Imam Mosque or Imam Khomeini Mosque, is a mosque located on the south side of Naqsh-e Jahan Square in Esfahan, in the province of Isfahan, Iran. Its const
The mosque in 2009
Painting by the French architect, Pascal Coste, visiting Persia in 1841. The painting shows the main courtyard, with two of the iwans. The iwan to the right is topped by the goldast, which in many Persian mosques had replaced the function of the minarets.
Aerial image collage of the Naqsh-e Jahan Square, with the Shah Mosque in the foreground showing the difference in orientation between the entrance and the mosque, 2019
View of the mosque from Naqsh-e Jahan Square