Illustration - Iran

Illustration - Iran

IRAN. ISPAHAN ESFAHAN. EMAM SQUARE. THE EMAM MOSQUE (OR SHAH'S MOSQUE), BUILT FOR THE KING SAFAVIDE CHAH ABBAS IRST BETWEEN 1612 AND 1630. ITS MAIN ARCHITECTS ARE MUHIBB AL-DIN AL-KULA AND USTAD ALI AKBAR ISFAHANI. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Iran

Illustration - Iran

IRAN. ISPAHAN ESFAHAN. EMAM SQUARE. TWO WOMEN VAILED AT THE ENTRANCE OF THE EMAM MOSQUE (OR SHAH'S MOSQUE), BUILT FOR THE KING SAFAVIDE CHAH ABBAS IRST BETWEEN 1612 AND 1630. ITS MAIN ARCHITECTS ARE MUHIBB AL-DIN AL-KULA AND USTAD ALI AKBAR ISFAHANI. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Iran

Illustration - Iran

IRAN. ISPAHAN ESFAHAN. EMAM SQUARE. MINARET OF THE EMAM MOSQUE (OR SHAH'S MOSQUE), BUILT FOR THE KING SAFAVIDE CHAH ABBAS IRST BETWEEN 1612 AND 1630. ITS MAIN ARCHITECTS ARE MUHIBB AL-DIN AL-KULA AND USTAD ALI AKBAR ISFAHANI. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Iran

Illustration - Iran

IRAN. ISPAHAN ESFAHAN. EMAM SQUARE. DETAIL OF THE DECORATION INSIDE THE EMAM MOSQUE (OR SHAH'S MOSQUE), BUILT FOR THE KING SAFAVIDE CHAH ABBAS IRST BETWEEN 1612 AND 1630. ITS MAIN ARCHITECTS ARE MUHIBB AL-DIN AL-KULA AND USTAD ALI AKBAR ISFAHANI. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Iran

Illustration - Iran

IRAN. ISPAHAN ESFAHAN. EMAM SQUARE. THE TWO MINARETS OF THE EMAM MOSQUE (OR SHAH'S MOSQUE), BUILT FOR THE KING SAFAVIDE CHAH ABBAS IRST BETWEEN 1612 AND 1630. ITS MAIN ARCHITECTS ARE MUHIBB AL-DIN AL-KULA AND USTAD ALI AKBAR ISFAHANI. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Iran

Illustration - Iran

IRAN. ISPAHAN ESFAHAN. EMAM SQUARE. DETAIL OF THE ENTRANCE WITH THE TWO MINARETS OF THE EMAM MOSQUE (OR SHAH'S MOSQUE), BUILT FOR THE KING SAFAVIDE CHAH ABBAS IRST BETWEEN 1612 AND 1630. ITS MAIN ARCHITECTS ARE MUHIBB AL-DIN AL-KULA AND USTAD ALI AKBAR ISFAHANI. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM