a domed hall under Safavid era

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Title

a domed hall under Safavid era

Agent

Unknown Persian architect

Location

Eşfahān, Eşfahān, Iran

Date

16th-17th century
16th-17th century

Style Period

Safavid (style)
Safavid dynasty (period)
Islamic

Cultural Context

Iranian
Persian

Worktype

palace
mosque

Material

brick
marble

Technique

vaulting

Subject

Architecture and City Planning
Safavid architecture
vaulting
Karbandi
roof coverage
light catcher
natural lighting

Description

interior view
detail view
detail view of Karbandi ( structural pattern of roof coverage) and oculus
Located on the western side of the Naqsh-e-Jahan Square, opposite to Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque, originally designed as a vast portal. It is forty-eight meters high and there are seven floors, each accessible by a difficult spiral staircase.

Rights

© Saif Haq
Users must request permission from the copyright holder for all use in publications, including theses and dissertations.

ID

Haq0090

Source

Saif Haq

State Edition

8/1/1991

Collection

Saif Haq Collection

Citation

architect, Unknown Persian, a domed hall under Safavid era, 16th-17th century, Eşfahān, Eşfahān, Iran, TTU Arch Design Images. Image Source: Saif Haq. https://archimage.lib.ttu.edu/items/show/18019.

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