mosque of Shaykh Luṭf Allāh

mosque, Eṣfahān, Iran

Also known as: Loṭfollāh Mosque, Masjid-i Sheykh Loṭfollāh

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The Mosque of Shaykh Luṭf Allāh is a significant architectural landmark in Isfahan, Iran. It was constructed during the Safavid dynasty, specifically between 1603 and 1619, under the patronage of Shah Abbas I. This mosque is renowned for its exquisite tilework and its unique design, which lacks a courtyard and minarets, distinguishing it from many other mosques. It was intended for the private devotions of the Safavid royal family. The mosque is situated on the eastern side of Naqsh-e Jahan Square, a UNESCO World Heritage site, and is considered a masterpiece of Safavid architecture.12

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…sides were the small funerary mosque of Shaykh Luṭf Allāh (Sheikh Lotfollāh) and, facing it, the ʿAlī Qāpū, the “Lofty Gate,” the first unit of a succession of palaces and gardens that extended beyond the maydān, most of which have now disappeared except for the Chehel Sotūn (“Forty Columns”), a…
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…sides were the small funerary mosque of Shaykh Luṭf Allāh (Sheikh Lotfollāh) and, facing it, the ʿAlī Qāpū, the “Lofty Gate,” the first unit of a succession of palaces and gardens that extended beyond the maydān, most of which have now disappeared except for the Chehel Sotūn (“Forty Columns”), a…
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