Isfahan Shah Abbas I Mosque 1611-1638 - History of Islamic Architecture (sitios de interés)

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Isfahan, Iran
Shah Abbas I Mosque
1611-1638
Safavid

The Shah mosque was built as the space for public worship in Shah Abbas' new urban plan for Isfahan, but was not completed until the reign of his successor, Safi I.
Formally reflecting the bazaar portal on the north wall of the meydan, the entrance portal to the Mosque is recessed into the center of the arcade on the south wall. Between the entrance portal and the central four-iwan courtyard is a domed vestibule that enters the apse of the north iwan at a 45 degree angle. This transition accommodates the angle between the meydan axis with which the portal is aligned, and the mosque orientation toward Mecca.






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