BBC

Isfahan's Shah Mosque: Important Iranian site damaged in restoration

A 17th-Century Iranian mosque hailed as an architectural masterpiece has been damaged during restoration work, officials have admitted. The Shah Mosque in Isfahan is regarded as possibly the most ...
insider.si.edu

Isfahan (Iran): Shah Mosque, Entrance Iwan on the Southern Wall of the Maidan-i Shah: Close View of Arabic Inscriptions and Wall Ornamentation

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Ernst Herzfeld Papers. FSA.A.06.
Tehran Times

17th-century Imam Mosque in Isfahan at serious risk

Despite years of warnings from experts and cultural heritage advocates, no significant action has been taken to address the growing threat to one of the most iconic examples of Safavid-era ...
UNESCO

Meidan Emam, Esfahan

Built by Shah Abbas I the Great at the beginning of the 17th century, and bordered on all sides by monumental buildings linked by a series of two-storeyed arcades, the site is known for the Royal ...
insider.si.edu

Isfahan (Iran): Shah Mosque: Exterior View of the Entrance Iwan on the Southern Wall of the Maidan-i Shah

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Ernst Herzfeld Papers. FSA.A.06.