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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.

Architect
Ali Akbar Isfahani
Place
Isfahan, IR
Year
1629
Typology
Religious
Movement
Historic precedent
Region
Middle East
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