Maydān-e Emām

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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.

Maydān-e Emām

courtyard, Eṣfahān, Iran

Also known as: Maydān-e Shah, Meidan Emam, Meydān-e Shāh

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Islamic arts
Architecture
…centre of Eṣfahān is the Maydān-e Shāh (now Maydān-e Emām), a large open space, about 1,670 by 520 feet (510 by 158 metres), originally surrounded by trees. Used for polo games and parades, it could be illuminated with 50,000 lamps. Each side of the maydān was provided with the monumental…
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…centre of Eṣfahān is the Maydān-e Shāh (now Maydān-e Emām), a large open space, about 1,670 by 520 feet (510 by 158 metres), originally surrounded by trees. Used for polo games and parades, it could be illuminated with 50,000 lamps. Each side of the maydān was provided with the monumental…
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Isfahan
Historical city
…city he created the immense Naqsh-e Jahan Square, a courtyard that measures 1,674 by 540 feet (510 by 165 meters). At the southern end of the courtyard is the famous Masjed-e Emām (“Imam Mosque”; formerly Masjed-e Shāh), begun in 1611/12 but not finished until after Abbas’s death. This building, decorated…
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…city he created the immense Naqsh-e Jahan Square, a courtyard that measures 1,674 by 540 feet (510 by 165 meters). At the southern end of the courtyard is the famous Masjed-e Emām (“Imam Mosque”; formerly Masjed-e Shāh), begun in 1611/12 but not finished until after Abbas’s death. This building, decorated…
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