Masjid-I-Jami of Isfahan

Imam Mosque of Isfahan, Shah Mosque

Royal Mosque of Isfahan

مسجد امام اصفهان(Original)

(formerly known as)مسجد شاه اصفهان

Eşfahān, Eşfahān, Iran

Kohneh square

Iran

8th century-17th century

8th century-17th century

Architecture and City Planning

mosques

religious buildings

madrasas

schools

academic buildings

Razi, Azari, and Safavid (style)

Seljuk, Il-Khanid, and Safavid(dynasty)

Islamic (period)

Iranian

Persian

brick

mosaic tile

marble

vaulting

Jame mosque of Isfahan

Eastern iwan

Soffeh Shagerd

brick muqarnas

partial view including Estern iwan(Soffeh-ye Shagerd) and part of Eastern riwaq

Located in the historic centre of Isfahan, the Masjed-e J?mé (‘Friday mosque’) can be seen as a stunning illustration of the evolution of mosque architecture over twelve century, starting in ad 841. It is the oldest preserved edifice of its type in Iran and a prototype for later mosque designs throughout Central Asia. The complex, covering more than 20,000 m2, is also the first Islamic building that adapted the four-courtyard layout of Sassanid palaces to Islamic religious architecture. Its double-shelled ribbed domes represent an architectural innovation that inspired builders throughout the region. The site also features remarkable decorative details representative of stylistic developments over more than a thousand years of Islamic art.

Saif Haq

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