Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque
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The Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque is a Shi'ite mosque, located on the eastern side of Naqsh-e Jahan Square, Isfahan, Iran. Construction of the mosque started in 1011 AH and was finished in 1028 AH. It is on
Sheikh Lotfallah Esfahan
Interior view
The dome does not stand directly behind the entrance, but is offset to the south.
Entrance door leading from the L-shaped vestibule into the mosque.
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
Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque
…The Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque (Persian: مسجد شیخ لطف الله, romanized: Masjed-e Sheykh Lotfollah;) is a Shi'ite mosque, located on the eastern side of Naqsh-e Jahan Square, Isfahan, Iran. Construction of the mosque started in 1011 AH (1602/1603 CE) and was finished in 1028 AH (1618/1619 CE). It is one of the masterpieces…
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