Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Shia Islam |
Province | Isfahan Province |
Location | |
Location | Isfahan, Iran |
Municipality | Isfahan County |
Geographic coordinates | 32°39′26″N 51°40′44″E / 32.65722°N 51.67889°E |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Ostad Mohammad Reza Isfahani |
Type | Mosque |
Style | Isfahani[1] |
Completed | 1619 |
Specifications | |
Dome(s) | 1 |
Dome height (outer) | 32m |
Dome dia. (outer) | 22m |
Minaret(s) | 0 |
Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque (Persian: مسجد شیخ لطف الله)[2] is one of the masterpieces of Iranian architecture that was built during the Safavid Empire, standing on the eastern side of Naqsh-i Jahan Square, Esfahan, Iran. Construction of the mosque started in 1603 and was finished in 1619. It was built by the chief architect Mohammadreza Isfahani, during the reign of Shah Abbas I of Persia. On the advice of Arthur Upham Pope, Reza Shah Pahlavi had the mosque rebuilt and repaired in the 1920s.