Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque
Also known as: Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque
mosque in Isfahan, Iranian national heritage site
Key facts
- Built
- 1603
- Architect
- Bahaeddin Amili
- Foundation/Institution
- I. Abbas
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Overview
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The Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque stands on the eastern side of Naqsh-e Jahan Square in Isfahan, Iran, opposite the Ali Qapu Palace. It is a significant work of Safavid architecture. Shah Abbas I commissioned it in honour of Lutfallah Maysi al-Amili, a Twelver Shi'ite scholar of the period, and the mosque bears his name. The record gives Bahaeddin Amili as its architect. Together with the square and its surrounding buildings, the mosque is part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and it is also on the Iran National Heritage List.
History
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Construction began in 1011 AH (1602/1603 CE) on the orders of Shah Abbas I, who intended the building to honour the scholar Lutfallah Maysi al-Amili. The mosque was completed in 1028 AH (1618/1619 CE).
In the 1920s Reza Shah Pahlavi had the mosque restored, on the advice of Arthur Upham Pope. It was added to the Iran National Heritage List on 6 January 1932.
From Wikipedia
The Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque (Persian: مسجد شیخ لطف الله, romanized: Masjed-e Sheykh Lotfollah;) is a Shi'ite mosque, located on the eastern side of Naqsh-e Jahan Square, Isfahan, Iran. Construction of the mosque started in 1011 AH (1602/1603 CE) and was finished in 1028 AH (1618/1619 CE). It is one of the masterpieces of Iranian architecture from the Safavid era. It was designed by the chief architect Muhammad Reza during the reign of Shah Abbas the Great. On the advice of Arthur Upham Pope, Reza Shah Pahlavi had the mosque restored in the 1920s.
The Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque, completed in the Safavid style, is one of the most important architectural projects built on Isfahan's maidan, prominent for its location, scale, design, and ornamentation. The mosque is registered, along with the Naghsh-e Jahan Square and other surrounding structures, as a UNESCO World Heritage Site; and was added to the Iran National Heritage List on 6 January 1932, administered by the Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization of Iran.
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Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D9%8A%D8%AE_%D9%84%D8%B7%D9%81_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%87
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheikh_Lotfollah_Mosque
Wikipedia (es): https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mezquita_del_jeque_Lotf_Allah
Wikipedia (fa): https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%B4%DB%8C%D8%AE_%D9%84%D8%B7%D9%81%E2%80%8C%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%87
Wikipedia (fr): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosqu%C3%A9e_du_Cheikh_Lotfallah
Wikipedia (id): https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masjid_Sheikh_Lotfollah
Wikipedia (ru): https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B5%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%8C_%D1%88%D0%B5%D0%B9%D1%85%D0%B0_%D0%9B%D0%BE%D1%82%D1%84%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%BB%D1%8B
Wikipedia (tr): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%9Eeyh_L%C3%BCtfullah_Camii
Wikipedia (ur): https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B4%DB%8C%D8%AE_%D9%84%D8%B7%D9%81_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%DB%81_%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF