A?li? Qa?pu? palace
Item
- Title
- A?li? Qa?pu? palace
- Alternative Title
- Kakh-e Âli Qapu
- Great Gate ( in Persian and Azerbaijani)
- City
- Eşfahān, Eşfahān, Iran
- Address
- Western side of Naghsh-e Jahan Square
- Country
- Iran
- Date Created
- early 17th century
- Century
- 17th century
- Classification
- Architecture and City Planning
- Style/Period
- Safavid (style)
- Safavid dynasty (period)
- Islamic
- Cultural Context
- Iranian
- Persian
- Materials
- brick
- wood
- mosaic tile
- Techniques
- vaulting
- wood frame
- Subject
- Ali Qapu Palace
- Naqsh-e Jahan square
- Isfahan
- covered terrace
- iwan
- wooden pillar
- plazza
- Description
- view of Ali Qapu from South side of the square
- Located on the western side of the Naqsh-e-Jahan Square, opposite to Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque, originally designed as a vast portal. It is forty-eight meters high and there are seven floors, each accessible by a difficult spiral staircase.
- Source
- Saif Haq
- Photographer
- Saif Haq
- Rights Holder
- © Saif Haq
- Access Rights
- Users must request permission from the copyright holder for all use in publications, including theses and dissertations.
“A?li? Qa?pu? palace”, Saif Haq Collection, accessed November 15, 2024, https://exhibits.lib.ttu.edu/s/haq/item/15152