Imam Mosque
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Islamic religious building
Safavid-era building
World Heritage Site component
mosque
tourist attraction
Imam Mosque is a grand 17th-century Safavid-era mosque in Isfahan, Iran, renowned for its stunning blue-tiled architecture and monumental entrance on Naqsh-e Jahan Square.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Imam Mosque canonical | 3 |
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic religious building
ⓘ
Safavid-era building ⓘ World Heritage Site component ⓘ mosque ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Masjed-e Shah
ⓘ
surface form:
Masjed-e Imam
Shah Mosque ⓘ
surface form:
Masjed-e Shah
Shah Mosque ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Islamic architecture
ⓘ
Safavid architecture ⓘ |
| architecturalType | four-iwan mosque ⓘ |
| builtBy |
Abbas I
ⓘ
surface form:
Shah Abbas I
|
| builtDuringReignOf |
Abbas I
ⓘ
surface form:
Shah Abbas I
|
| cityLandmarkOf | Isfahan ⓘ |
| constructionStartYear | 1611 ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 32.657°N 51.679°E ⓘ |
| country | Iran ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | masterpiece of Persian Islamic architecture ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Ali al-Rida
ⓘ
surface form:
Imam Reza
|
| denomination |
Shia Islam
ⓘ
surface form:
Shia
|
| era |
Safavid Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Safavid dynasty
|
| facing | Naqsh-e Jahan Square ⓘ |
| floorArea | about 20,000 m² ⓘ |
| hasDome | true ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
acoustic dome
ⓘ
blue-tiled façade ⓘ calligraphic inscriptions ⓘ courtyard ⓘ madrasas ⓘ marble mihrab ⓘ monumental entrance iwan ⓘ muqarnas decoration ⓘ prayer hall ⓘ |
| hasMinaret | true ⓘ |
| heightOfDome | 52 m ⓘ |
| heightOfMinaret | 42 m ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Safavid-era calligraphy
ⓘ
blue-tiled architecture ⓘ intricate tilework ⓘ monumental portal on Naqsh-e Jahan Square ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Isfahan
ⓘ
Naqsh-e Jahan Square ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Isfahan region
ⓘ
surface form:
Isfahan Province
|
| locatedInTimeZone | Iran Standard Time ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
brick
ⓘ
glazed tile ⓘ marble ⓘ |
| numberOfDomes | 1 ⓘ |
| numberOfMinarets | 4 ⓘ |
| orientation | qibla-aligned prayer hall ⓘ |
| partOf |
Naqsh-e Jahan Square
ⓘ
surface form:
Naqsh-e Jahan Square World Heritage Site
|
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | Shia Islam ⓘ |
| yearCompleted | 1629 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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