Masjed-e Emām

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Masjed-e Emām (“Imam Mosque”)

Eṣfahān, Iran: Maydān-e Emām

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Isfahan, Iran: Masjed-e Emām (“Imam Mosque”)

Isfahan, Iran: Masjed-e Emām (“Imam Mosque”)

The Maydān-e Emām (formerly the Maydān-e Shāh), originally built as a polo ground by Shāh ʿAbbās I the Great (reigned 1588–1629), at Eṣfahān, Iran. Facing the square on the left is the mosque of Shaykh Luṭf Allāh, in the centre the Masjed-e Emām (formerly the Masjed-e Shāh), and at right the palace of ʿAlī Qāpū.

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Masjed-e Emām (“Imam Mosque”)

Eṣfahān, Iran: Maydān-e Emām

Eṣfahān, Iran: Masjed-e Emām

Isfahan, Iran: Masjed-e Emām (“Imam Mosque”)

Isfahan, Iran: Masjed-e Emām (“Imam Mosque”)

The Maydān-e Emām (formerly the Maydān-e Shāh), originally built as a polo ground by Shāh ʿAbbās I the Great (reigned 1588–1629), at Eṣfahān, Iran. Facing the square on the left is the mosque of Shaykh Luṭf Allāh, in the centre the Masjed-e Emām (formerly the Masjed-e Shāh), and at right the palace of ʿAlī Qāpū.

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