Masjed-e Emām (“Imam Mosque”)
Masjed-e Emām (“Imam Mosque”), formerly Masjed-e Shāh, Eṣfahān, Iran.
Masjed-e Emām
mosque, Eṣfahān, Iran
Also known as: Masjed-e Shāh
- Persian:
- “Imam Mosque”
- Formerly:
- Masjed-e Shāh (“Royal Mosque”)
Eṣfahān, Iran: Maydān-e EmāmThe 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 (Sheikh Lotfollāh), in the centre is the Masjed-e Emām (formerly the Masjed-e Shāh), and at right is the palace of ʿAlī Qāpū.
Masjed-e Emām, celebrated 17th-century mosque in Eṣfahān, Iran. The mosque, part of the rebuilding effort of the Safavid shah ʿAbbās I, was located at the centre of Eṣfahān, along a great central mall (city square or courtyard) called the Maydān-e Emām (since 1979 a World Heritage site). Along with the three neighbouring structures of the period, the Masjed-e Emām is notable for its logically precise vaulting and inventive use of coloured tiles. The mosque was renamed after the Iranian Revolution of 1979.