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Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque ( Persian : مسجد شیخ لطف الله , romanized : Masjid-i Shaykh Lutfallah ;) is a Shi'ite mosque , located on the eastern side of Naqsh-e Jahan Square , Isfahan , Isfahan province , Iran . Construction of the mosque started in 1011 AH (1602/1603 CE ) and was finished in 1028 AH (1618/1619 CE) and it is one of the masterpieces of Iranian architecture that was built during 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 rebuilt and repaired in the 1920s. The Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque, completed in the Safavid style , is one of the most important architectural projects built on Isfahan's maidan , prominent for its location, scale, design, and ornamentation. The mosque is registered, along with the Naghsh-e Jahan Square and other surrounding structures, as a UNESCO World Heritage Site ; and was added to the Iran National Heritage List on 6 January 1932, administered by the Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization of Iran . 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 ).
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Sheikh Lotf Allah Mosque ( - Masjed-e Sheikh Lotf-ollah ) is one of the architectural masterpieces of Safavid Iranian architecture , standing on the eastern side of Naghsh-i Jahan Square , Isfahan , Iran . Construction of the mosque started in 1615 and was finished in 1618. It was built by Shah Abbas I of the Safavid dynasty. The builing functioned as a prayer hall and lecture hall.
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Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque ( ) is one of the architectural masterpieces of Safavid Iranian architecture , standing on the eastern side of Naghsh-i Jahan Square , Isfahan , Iran . Construction of the mosque started in 1603 and was finished in 1619.It was built by the chief architect Shaykh Bahai , during the reigh of Shah Abbas I of the Safavid dynasty.
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Mosque at the Naqsh-i Jahan Square, Esfahan, Iran Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque ( ) is one of the masterpieces of Iranian architecture that was built during the Safavid Empire , standing on the eastern side of Naqsh-i Jahan Square , Esfahan , Iran . Construction of the mosque started in 1603 and was finished in 1619. It was built by the chief architect Mohammadreza Isfahani , during the reign of Shah Abbas I of Persia.On the advice of Arthur Upham Pope , Reza Shah Pahlavi had the mosque rebuilt and repaired in the 1920.
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Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque ( ) is one of the masterpieces of Iranian architecture that was built during the Safavid Empire , standing on the eastern side of Naqsh-i Jahan Square , Esfahan , Iran . Construction of the mosque started in 1603 and was finished in 1619. It was built by the chief architect Mohammadreza Isfahani , during the reign of Shah Abbas I of Persia. On the advice of Arthur Upham Pope , Reza Shah Pahlavi had the mosque rebuilt and repaired in the 1920s.
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one of the architectural masterpieces of safavid iranian architecture
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shi'ite mosque
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