Meidan Emam, Esfahan

伊斯法罕王侯广场

🇮🇹 Iran (Islamic Republic of)📅 1979 Inscribed

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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.

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**Abbas the Great** moved the **Safavid capital to Esfahan in 1598** and transformed the city.

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The square features multiple buildings, including **mosques and palaces**, illustrating the **socio-cultural life** and **Islamic artistic style** at the heart of the **Safavid dynasty**.