Sheikh Lotf Allah Mosque

Sheikh Lotf Allah Mosque

Sheikh Lotf Allah Mosque ("Masjed-e Sheikh Lotf-o-llah" in Persian or مسجد شيخ لطف الّله) is one of the architectural masterpieces of Safavid Iranian architecture, standing on the eastern side of Naghsh-i Jahan Square, Isfahan, Iran.

It was built in 1615 by the orders of Shah Abbas I of the Safavid dynasty.

The architect "(Mimar)" of the edifice was "Muhammad Reza ibn Ustad Hosein Banna Isfahani". He finished construction of the mosque in 1618.


References

*"Mimaran-i Iran" by Zohreh Bozorg-nia. 2004. ISBN 964-7483-39-2

ee also

*List of Mosques
*Islamic architecture
*Iranian architecture

External links

* [http://www.islamicarchitecture.org/architecture/lutfallahmosque.html Lutfallah Mosque Architectural review]


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