Great Seljuk architecture
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Great Seljuk architecture, or simply Seljuk architecture, refers to building activity that took place under the Great Seljuk Empire. The developments of this period contributed significantly to the ar
Gran Mezquita de Isfahán, Isfahán, Irán, 2016 09 20, DD 52 54 HDR
Sultan Sanjar Mausoleum, Merv, Turkmenistan 2019 01
Ardestan Jame mosque
Courtyard of the Friday Mosque in Isfahan, with its four-iwan layout dating from the early 12th century
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