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Maghsoudbeyk Mosque ( Persian : مسجد مقصودبیک ; Arabic : مسجد مقصودبيك ), also known as the Maqsud Beyk Mosque and as the Zolamat Mosque , is a Shi'ite mosque , located on Zolamat Alley near the northeastern corner of Naqsh-e Jahan Square , in Esfahan , in the province of Isfahan , Iran . The mosque was established in 1010 AH (1601/1602 CE ) and opened the following year, by the order of Maghsoudbeyk, a wealthy steward of Abbas I . There is an inscription in the mihrab which is one of artworks of Ali Reza Abbassi , a calligrapher of the Safavid era. It's said, after that Shah Abbas was very satisfied with this inscription, he ordered Ali Reza Abbassi to work on the inscriptions of Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque . There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or templates on this page, but the references will not show without a template or template (see the help page ). (2022). کتیبه جعفرعلی امامی و تزیینات سردر مسجد مقصودبیک؛ گنجینه تزیینات معماری ایران [Inscription of Jafar Ali Emami Calligrapher and Decorations on the Entrance of Maghsoud Beyk Mosque in Isfahan (Treasure of Iranian Architectural Decoration)]. Art and Architecture of Iran (in Persian). 8 .
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Maghsoudbeyk mosque ( ) is near the northeastern corner of Naqsh-e Jahan Square . It was built in 1601 by the order of Maghsoudbeyk, who was one of the very rich stewards of Abbas I . There is an inscription in the mihrab of this mosque , which is one of artworks of the famous calligrapher of the Safavid era Ali Reza Abbassi . It's said, after that Shah Abbas was very satisfied with this inscription, he ordered Ali Reza Abbassi to work on the inscriptions of Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque . Behind the entrance hall of the mosque in a small chamber, there's a tomb which is the tomb of Mir Emad , the art rival of Ali Reza Abbassi. Maghsoudbeyk mosque was a very glorious and beautiful mosque in Isfahan in the Safavid era. Rāhnamā ye Safar be Ostān e Esfāhān(Travel Guide for the Province Isfahan) (in Persian).
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near the northeastern corner of naqsh-e jahan square
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shi'ite mosque
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