🕌 Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque

Iran · Asia · 32.66°N, 51.68°E

The Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque is a Shi'ite mosque, located on the eastern side of Naqsh-e Jahan Square, Isfahan, Iran. Construction of the mosque started in 1011 AH (1602/1603 CE) and was finished in 1028 AH (1618/1619 CE). It is one of the masterpieces of Iranian architecture from the Safavid era. It was designed by the chief architect Muhammad Reza during the reign of Shah Abbas the Great. On the advice of Arthur Upham Pope, Reza Shah Pahlavi had the mosque restored in the 1920s.

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Quick facts

Country	Iran
Continent / region	Asia
Coordinates (approx.)	32.66°N, 51.68°E · view on map

Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque is located in Iran, in Asia.

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