1/7 · Exterior · Shah Mosque, Isfahan, IranPhoto: Skot · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source2/7 · ExteriorPhoto: Mojde fr · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source3/7 · Exterior · This is a photo of a monument in Iran identified by the IDPhoto: Elnazenayati75 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source4/7 · Exterior · This is a photo of a monument in Iran identified by the IDPhoto: Elnazenayati75 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source5/7 · Interior · Shah Mosque, Isfahan, IranPhoto: Skot · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source6/7 · InteriorPhoto: Գարվիք · CC BY-SA 4.0 · sourcePhotos unavailable7/7Pascal Coste · Public domain · source
Religious · Historic precedent
Shah Mosque, Isfahan
Ali Akbar Isfahani · Isfahan, IR · 1629
Key featuresThe plan turns 45 degrees behind the portal so the courtyard and halls face Mecca, not the square.