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The Mosque of Shaykh Lutfallah: View of the Mosque's facade on the Maydan-i-Shah as seen from the balcony of the Ali Qapu
The Mosque of Shaykh Lutfallah (initially Sadr Mosque). Situated in the east of the Maydan with its golden tiled dome. It was constructed for an important shaykh in 1602 and used as the private oratory of the shah and his family.
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Photograph
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Image courtesy of Nasser Rabbat of the Aga Khan Program at MIT.
MIT OpenCourseWare Course of Origin
4.614 Religious Architecture and Islamic Cultures, Fall 2002
MIT Course Instructor
Rabbat, Nasser O.
MIT Department
Architecture
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The Mosque of Shaykh Lutfallah: View of the Mosque's facade on the Maydan-i-Shah as seen from the balcony of the Ali Qapu
The Mosque of Shaykh Lutfallah (initially Sadr Mosque). Situated in the east of the Maydan with its golden tiled dome. It was constructed for an important shaykh in 1602 and used as the private oratory of the shah and his family.
Format
Photograph
Credit
Image courtesy of Nasser Rabbat of the Aga Khan Program at MIT.
MIT OpenCourseWare Course of Origin
4.614 Religious Architecture and Islamic Cultures, Fall 2002
MIT Course Instructor
Rabbat, Nasser O.
MIT Department
Architecture
License
Publisher