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MASJID-I SHAHISFAHAN, PERSIA

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THE CITY OF MASJID- I SHAH, ISFAHAN

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ALSO KNOWN AS IMAM MOSQUE

STANDS AS A PART OF NAGHSH-E JAHAN SQUARE

ONE OF THE LARGEST CITY SQUARES IN THE

WORLD

AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF ISLAMICARCHITECTURE OF IRAN

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THE PORTAL: 27 M (89 FT) HIGH

WITH 2 MINARETS: 42 M (138 FT) TALL.

SEHN SURROUNDED WITH

4 IWANS AND ARCADES

WALLS ORNAMENTED WITH 7 COLOR

MOSAIC TILE

THE MOST MAGNIFICENT IWAN OF THE

MOSQUE FACES THE QIBLA AND LEADS TO

MIHRAB: 33 M (108 FT) HIGH

BEHIND THIS IWAN IS A SPACE WHICH IS

ROOFED WITH THE LARGEST DOME

(DOUBLE LAYERED) IN THE CITY AT 52 M

(171 FT) HEIGHT

THE WHOLE OF THE CONSTRUCTION:100 BY

130 METERS (330 FT 430 FT)

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PRAYER HALL MIHRAB QUIBLA CH

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THE ENTRANCE-IWAN (GATEWAY) HAS THE FORM OF A SEMICIRCLE

ARCH FRAMED BY TURQUOISE ORNAMENT, DECORATED WITH RICH STALACTITE TILE WORK;

FEATURE OF PERSIAN ISLAMIC

MINARETS TOPPED BY CARVED, WOODEN BALCONIES WITH STALACTITES RUNNING DOWN T

GREAT JASPER AND MARBLE BOWLS OF STONE BLOCKS NEAR THE PORTAL GATE, UNDER TH

EASTERN DOMES FILLED WITH WATER/ SHERBET

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A HUGE STRUCTURE, SAID TO CONTAIN 18 MILLION BRICKS AND 475,000 TILES

SPLENDOR IS MAINLY DUE TO THE BEAUTY OF ITS SEVEN- COLOURS MOSAIC TILE

CALLIGRAPHIC INSCRIPTIONS

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THANK YOU..