great mosque of isfahan Archives - TravelsFinders.Com ® http://travelsfinders.com/tag/great-mosque-of-isfahan Tue, 28 Mar 2017 15:18:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.4 MOSQUE ISFAHAN IRAN http://travelsfinders.com/mosque-isfahan-iran.html http://travelsfinders.com/mosque-isfahan-iran.html#respond Wed, 07 Sep 2016 12:39:17 +0000 http://travelsfinders.com/?p=220836 OSTAD SHAYKH BAHAI The soaring turquoise dome of its prayer hall and the intricate design of the tiled decoration are just two of the elements that make the Masjid-i-Shah one of the most beautiful buildings in the Islamic world. It was constructed during the reign of the powerful Safavid dynasty, whose huge empire centered on Persia (modern Iran). Their great ruler, Shah Abbas I, moved the Safavid capital to Isfahan and began a major rebuilding program with the Masjid-i-Shah as the city’s principal mosque, with a grand entrance on the south side of the new central square. The Masjid-i-Shah is

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