Masjed-e Shah

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Islamic religious building Safavid-era monument mosque

Masjed-e Shah is a grand Safavid-era mosque in Isfahan, Iran, renowned for its stunning blue-tiled dome, monumental portal, and masterful Persian-Islamic architecture.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Masjed-e Emam 1
Masjed-e Imam 1

Statements (71)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic religious building ⓘ
Safavid-era monument ⓘ
mosque ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Imam Mosque NERFINISHED ⓘ
Masjed-e Imam NERFINISHED ⓘ
Royal Mosque of Isfahan NERFINISHED ⓘ
Shah Mosque NERFINISHED ⓘ
architecturalStyle Persian-Islamic architecture ⓘ
Safavid architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ
builtByDynasty Safavid dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ
builtDuringReignOf Shah Abbas I NERFINISHED ⓘ
city Isfahan NERFINISHED ⓘ
commissionedBy Shah Abbas I NERFINISHED ⓘ
constructionEnd 1629 ⓘ
constructionStart 1611 ⓘ
country Iran ⓘ
denomination Shia NERFINISHED ⓘ
era Safavid era NERFINISHED ⓘ
function Friday mosque ⓘ
congregational mosque ⓘ
hasArchitect Ali Akbar Isfahani NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasDome blue-tiled dome ⓘ
hasDomeCount 1 ⓘ
hasFeature Qibla-aligned sanctuary ⓘ
acoustic niches ⓘ
calligraphic inscriptions ⓘ
courtyard ⓘ
courtyard pool ⓘ
double-shell dome ⓘ
floral arabesque motifs ⓘ
geometric patterns ⓘ
haft-rangi tilework ⓘ
inscription band ⓘ
iwans ⓘ
madrasah ⓘ
marble dadoes ⓘ
marble mihrab ⓘ
minarets ⓘ
monumental portal ⓘ
muqarnas decoration ⓘ
muqarnas stalactite vaulting ⓘ
pishtaq ⓘ
prayer hall ⓘ
tile mosaics ⓘ
winter prayer hall ⓘ
hasInscriptionBy Ali Reza Abbasi NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasMinaretCount 2 ⓘ
hasUNESCOCriteria (i) ⓘ
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(vi) ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site component NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn Central Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ
Isfahan NERFINISHED ⓘ
Isfahan Province NERFINISHED ⓘ
Naqsh-e Jahan Square NERFINISHED ⓘ
historic center of Isfahan ⓘ
locatedOn southern side of Naqsh-e Jahan Square ⓘ
material brick ⓘ
glazed tiles ⓘ
marble ⓘ
notableFor Safavid-era inscriptions ⓘ
acoustic design under the dome ⓘ
blue-tiled dome ⓘ
extensive tile decoration ⓘ
masterful Persian-Islamic architecture ⓘ
monumental entrance portal ⓘ
orientation aligned toward Mecca ⓘ
partOf Naqsh-e Jahan Square UNESCO World Heritage Site NERFINISHED ⓘ
region Central Plateau of Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion Islam ⓘ
religiousAffiliation Shia Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Shah Mosque of Isfahan → hasAlternativeName → Masjed-e Shah ⓘ
Shah Mosque of Isfahan → hasAlternativeName → Masjed-e Shah ⓘ
this entity surface form: Masjed-e Emam
Imam Mosque → alsoKnownAs → Masjed-e Shah ⓘ
this entity surface form: Masjed-e Imam