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 Mosque, the Mosque of Sheykh Lotfollah, the magnificent Portico of Qaysariyyeh and the 15th-century Timurid palace. They are an impressive testimony to the level of social and cultural life in Persia during the Safavid era.
Esfahan
N32 39 26.82 E51 40 40
Date of Inscription: 1979
Criteria: (i)(v)(vi)
Ref: 115
Source: http://whc.unesco.org
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