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Isfahan
Masjed-e Emām (“Imam Mosque”), Isfahan, Iran.
Following the decline of Isfahan after the 1722 Afghan invasion, the city remained largely in a state of ruin for many years. Its recovery began during the reign of Reza Shah Pahlavi (1925–1941), who initiated efforts to revitalize the city by establishing an industrial quarter and overseeing the restoration of many of its historic buildings.1