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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..