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This giant mosque, which was built between 1611 and 1638, is yet another piece of architecture which was built during the Safavid dynasty. This mosque is a great example of Persian architecture. The Imam or Shah Mosque is located on the south side of the Imam square, and the dome of its prayer hall stands at an amazing 52 meters high. The most notable feature of the mosque is its unique style of tile work. Shah Abbas the Great pushed for the mosque to be completed as quickly as possible, and there fore adopted a new method of tile work known as haft rangi. Another important feature of the mosque is the two religious schools which it has supported since the Safavid dynasty. The Imam or Shah Mosque, however, was not only architecturally important to the Safavid dynasty, but also culturally and politically. According to Jonathan Bloom and Sheila Blair, “the Shah Mosque was supported by the revenues from agricultural and commercial properties in and around the city, and both the building and its generous endowment were another aspect of Abbas’s plan to shift the commercial and religious centre way from the old maidan” (Bloom, p.308).