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Meidan Emam, Esfahan

Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Date of Inscription: 1979
Criteria: (i)(v)(vi)
Esfahan
N32 39 26.82 E51 40 40.00
Ref: 115

Brief Description

Built by Shah Abbas I the Great at the beginning of the 17th century, and bordered on all sides by monumental buildings linked by a series of two-storeyed arcades, the site is known for the Royal Mosque, the Mosque of Sheykh Lotfollah, the magnificent Portico of Qaysariyyeh and the 15th-century Timurid palace. They are an impressive testimony to the level of social and cultural life in Persia during the Safavid era.

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