Sheikh Lotf Allah mosque

The Sheikh Lotf Allah mosque (known as Masjed-e Sheikh Lotfollah in Persian) lies on the eastern side of the Naqshejahan square. The facade of the mosque is beautifully decorated. A corridor leads to the amazing main dome chamber, whose walls are covered with beautiful inlaid and polychrome mosaics. The mosque was built between 1615 and 1618. It has no minarets.


01 Sheikh Lotfollah mosque	02 Persian decoration	03 Iwan	04 Corridor	05 Inner hall of mosque decorated with Islamic patterns


06 Ceiling of inner hall	07 Inner hall of mosque decorated with Islamic patterns	08 Ceiling of inner hall	09 Corridor	10 Sheikh Lotf Allah mosque


11 Fountain and Sheikh Lotfollah mosque	12 Dome hall	13 Dome hall	14 Dome


15 Sheikh Lotf Allah mosque	16 Sheikh Lotf Allah mosque	17 Sheikh Lotfollah mosque

Other Isfahan galleries: Naqshejahan square ▪ Jame mosque ▪ Ali Qapu palace ▪ Shah mosque ▪ Central Isfahan ▪ Chehel Sotoon palace ▪ Jewish quarter ▪ Grand bazaar ▪ Khaju bridge ▪ Zayandeh-rud river ▪ Si-o-seh Pol bridge ▪ Armenian Vank cathedral ▪ Abbasi hotel ▪ Miscellaneous photos ▪ Handicrafts

Categories: Historical sites ▪ Tourist attractions ▪ Mosaics ▪ Islamic architecture ▪ Mosques ▪ Religious sites ▪ Islam ▪ Persian architecture

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