Ali Qapu
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Ali Qapu is an imperial palace in Isfahan, Iran. It is located on the western side of Naqsh-e Jahan Square, opposite to Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque, and had originally been designed as a vast portal entra
Ali Qapu photographed during the golden hour
Exterior view of the palace
Fresco from the portico of the palace, depicting a Persian woman
Interior detail of Ali Qapu Palace
Naqsh-e Jahan Square
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The Naqsh-e Jahan Square, also known as the Shah Square prior to 1979, and sometimes known as the Imam Square, is a square situated at the center of Isfahan, Iran. Constructed between 1598 and 1629, i
Ali Qapu
…Ali Qapu (Persian: عالیقاپو, romanized: ‘Ālī Qāpū, lit. 'Grand Gate') is an imperial palace in Isfahan, Iran. It is located on the western side of Naqsh-e Jahan Square, opposite to Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque, and had originally been designed as a vast portal entrance to the grand palace which stretched from the square…
Naqsh-e Jahan square, Shah square. 2018
Carriages in the square, 2016
Gerard Hofsted van Essen: Meijdoen or market. Bazaar of Isfahan, bird's-eye view drawing. Leiden University Library, 1703.
19th-century drawing of Naqsh-e Jahan Square by French architect Xavier Pascal Coste, who traveled to Iran in 1839, 1867