MASJID-I SHAH

ISFAHAN, PERSIA
THE CITY OF
ISFAHAN
MASJID- I SHAH, ISFAHAN
ALSO KNOWN AS IMAM MOSQUE
STANDS AS A PART OF NAGHSH-E JAHAN SQUARE
ONE OF THE LARGEST CITY SQUARES IN THE
WORLD
AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF ISLAMIC
ARCHITECTURE OF IRAN
ONE OF THE MASTERPIECES OF PERSIAN
ARCHITECTURE
THE PORTAL: 27 M (89 FT) HIGH

WITH 2 MINARETS: 42 M (138 FT) TALL.

SEHN SURROUNDED WITH
4 IWANS AND ARCADES

WALLS ORNAMENTED WITH 7 COLOR
MOSAIC TILE

THE MOST MAGNIFICENT IWAN OF THE
MOSQUE FACES THE QIBLA AND LEADS TO
MIHRAB: 33 M (108 FT) HIGH

BEHIND THIS IWAN IS A SPACE WHICH IS
ROOFED WITH THE LARGEST DOME
(DOUBLE LAYERED) IN THE CITY AT 52 M
(171 FT) HEIGHT

THE WHOLE OF THE CONSTRUCTION:100 BY
130 METERS (330 FT 430 FT)

THE CENTRAL COURTYARD: 70 BY 70
METERS (230 FT 230 FT).
PRAYER HALL
MIHRAB QUIBLA CHAMBER DOME
THE ENTRANCE-IWAN (GATEWAY) HAS THE FORM OF A SEMICIRCLE
ARCH FRAMED BY TURQUOISE ORNAMENT, DECORATED WITH RICH STALACTITE TILE WORK; DISTINCT
FEATURE OF PERSIAN ISLAMIC
MINARETS TOPPED BY CARVED, WOODEN BALCONIES WITH STALACTITES RUNNING DOWN THE SIDES
GREAT JASPER AND MARBLE BOWLS OF STONE BLOCKS NEAR THE PORTAL GATE, UNDER THE WESTERN AND
EASTERN DOMES FILLED WITH WATER/ SHERBET
A HUGE STRUCTURE, SAID TO CONTAIN 18 MILLION BRICKS AND 475,000 TILES
SPLENDOR IS MAINLY DUE TO THE BEAUTY OF ITS SEVEN- COLOURS MOSAIC TILES AND
CALLIGRAPHIC INSCRIPTIONS
THANK YOU..!