Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque

Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque
مسجد شیخ لطف الله
Religion
Affiliation	Shia Islam
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Mosque
Status	Active
Location
Location	Naqsh-i Jahan Square, Esfahan, Isfahan Province
Country	Iran
Shown within Iran
Geographic coordinates	32°39′26″N 51°40′44″E / 32.65722°N 51.67889°E / 32.65722; 51.67889
Architecture
Architect(s)	Sheikh Baha'i Ostad Mohammad Reza Isfahani
Type	Mosque architecture
Style	Isfahani Safavid
Founder	Abbas the Great
Groundbreaking	AH 1011 (1602/1603 CE)
Completed	AH 1028 (1618/1619) 1920s CE (reconstruction)
Specifications
Interior area	2,500 m2 (27,000 sq ft)
Dome(s)	1
Dome height (outer)	32 m (105 ft)
Dome dia. (outer)	22 m (72 ft)
Materials	Stone; bricks; mortar; marble; ceramic tiles
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Official name	Sheikh Lotf Allah Mosque]
Type	Built
Criteria	Cultural: (i)(v)(vi)
Designated	1979
Part of	Naqsh-e Jahan Square
Reference no.	115
Complex comprises	Maidan – The Royal Square Masjed-e Shah Ālī Qāpū Palace The Imperial Bazaar
Iran National Heritage List
Official name	Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque
Type	Built
Designated	6 January 1932
Reference no.	105
Conservation organization	Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization of Iran
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The Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque (Persian: مسجد شیخ لطف الله, romanized: Masjid-i Shaykh Lutfallah; Arabic: مسجد الشيخ لطف الل)^[a] is a Shi'ite mosque, located on the eastern side of Naqsh-e Jahan Square, Isfahan, Isfahan province, Iran. Construction of the mosque started in AH 1011 (1602/1603 CE) and was finished in AH 1028 (1618/1619) and it is one of the masterpieces of Iranian architecture that was built during the Safavid era. It was designed by the chief architect Mohammad Reza Isfahani, during the reign of Shah Abbas the Great. On the advice of Arthur Upham Pope, Reza Shah Pahlavi had the mosque rebuilt and repaired in the 1920s.

The Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque, completed in the Safavid style, is one of the most important architectural projects built on Isfahan's maidan, prominent for its location, scale, design, and ornamentation.^[2] The mosque is registered, along with the Naghsh-e Jahan Square and other surrounding structures, as a UNESCO World Heritage Site;^[3] and was added to the Iran National Heritage List on 6 January 1932, administered by the Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization of Iran.

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