Shah Mosque - Masjed-e Imam
Naghsh-e Jahan(Imam) Sq., Isfahan
+98 31 32222174
Description
This probably is the most famous mosque in Iran and pictures of its portal has been featured in many magazines. In a way, this mosque is the climax point of more than a thousand years of experience in mosque designing in Iran. It was built by the order of Shah Abbas Safavid and along the way of its construction many new techniques in architecture and material manufacturing were invented. Before that construction process for such a mosque which such a large number of decorations would have lasted hundreds of years but by utilizing the newly invented techniques most of the mosque was completed before Abbas’ death.
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