Isfahan Gallery

Magnificent pavilion of the Ali Qapu Palace, Isfahan, Iran

The magnificent pavilion in the Ali Qapu Palace, or Imperial Palace, Isfahan, Iran. Built by Shah Abbas I in the early 17th century. Palazzo Reale. After an illustration by Jean Chardin in Voyages du Chevalier Chardin en Perse, 1811. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Giovanni Antonio Sasso from Giulio Ferrario's Costumes Ancient and Modern of the Peoples of the World, Il Costume Antico e Moderno, Florence, 1847

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Sheikh Lotf Allah Mosque. Dome and Mirhab. Isfahan. Iran

Islamic Art. Safavid era. Sheikh Lotf Allah Mosque. Built in 1598 during the reign of Abbas I and completed in 1602 in time of Sheikh Lotfollah. Mirhab and dome of the prayer hall covered with glazed tiles and writing of Ali Reza Abbasi. Isfahan. Islamic Republic of Iran

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Isfahan, Iran - Naqsh-e-Jahan Square

Isfahan, Iran - Naqsh-e-Jahan Square. This square is from the period of Shah Abbas I, and has a length of 500 m. from north to south, and its width being approximately 165 m. Surrounding this vicinity are the Abbasi Mosque and Sheikh Lotf Ol-lah Mosque, the Qaisarieh portal and the Ali Qapoo Edifice. During the reign of Shah Abbas I and his successors, this square was an area where festivities, polo, dramatics and military parades took place. Date: circa 1930s

© Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection