Masjed-e Jam’e Abbasi
Title
Masjed-e Jam’e Abbasi
Date
1611
Identifier
6046
Alternative Title or Name
Imam Mosque
Shah Mosque
Creator2
Bugbee, Gordon (photograph)
Work Type
Single Built Works
Work Location
Iran (nation)
Eşfahān (inhabited place)
Style/Period
Safavid (Iranian Islamic styles )
Subject
mosques (buildings)
Description
Detail view of the entrance to the Imam Mosque at Isfahan in Iran. "The Royal Square of Esfahan is a monument of Persian socio-cultural life during the Safawid period (until 1722). It is an urban phenomenon which is an exception in Iran where the cities are ordinarily tightly parcelled without spatial fluidity, the exception being the interior courts of the caravanserais. It is an example of the form of naturally vulnerable urban architecture. The Shah of the Iranian dynasty of the Safawids, Abbas, who reigned from 1587 to 1628, chose as his capital Esfahan, which he magnificently embellished and remodelled. The centre of the city was accented by a vast Royal Square (Meidan-e Shah) which was so beautiful and so large that it was called 'The Image of the World',"--UNESCO webite.
Reproduction Type
jpeg
Reproduction Source
48
Copyright Statement
©2013 Lawrence Technological University. These images may be used for personal or educational purposes. They are not available for commercial purposes without the explicit permission of LTU.
ID Number
GPB-ISL2-1792
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