MASJED-E SHAH


Meaning of MASJED-E SHAH in English

Celebrated 17th-century mosque in Eṣfahān, Iran.

The mosque, part of the rebuilding effort of the Ṣafavid shah Abbās I , was located at the centre of Eṣfahān, along a great central mall called the maydān . Along with neighbouring structures of the period, it is notable for its logically precise vaulting and use of coloured tiles.

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