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Masjed-e Emām
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Masjed-e Emām (“Imam Mosque”) Eṣfahān, Iran: Maydān-e Emām Two large eyvans with pointed arches and intricate tilework at the Imam Mosque in Isfahan, Iran, with a blue-tiled dome and minarets rising above the main entrance. Isfahan, Iran: Masjed-e Emām (“Imam Mosque”) Isfahan, Iran: Masjed-e Emām (“Imam Mosque”) The Maydān-e Emām (formerly the Maydān-e Shāh), originally built as a polo ground by Shāh ʿAbbās I the Great (reigned 1588–1629), at Eṣfahān, Iran. Facing the square on the left is the mosque of Shaykh Luṭf Allāh, in the centre the Masjed-e Emām (formerly the Masjed-e Shāh), and at right the palace of ʿAlī Qāpū.

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Type Description Contributor Date
Media revised. Jun 22, 2021
Add new Web site: UNESCO World Heritage Convention - Meidan Emam, Esfahan. Apr 25, 2018
Add new Web site: Lonely Planet - Masjed-e Shah. Jun 06, 2014
Added photograph. Nov 22, 2011
New article added. Jun 02, 2009
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