Isfahan
Eine große Stadt Zentralirans, von Schah Abbas zur safawidischen Hauptstadt gemacht; mit ihrem Naqsch-e-Dschahan-Platz und ihren Moscheen ein Meisterwerk iranischer Architektur, bekannt als 'die halbe Welt'.
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- Safavid capital from
- c. 1598 CE (Shah Abbas)
- Key monument
- Naqsh-e Jahan Square
- UNESCO inscription
- 1979 (Naqsh-e Jahan)
Details
Isfahan is one of Iran's most historic and beautiful cities, set in the center of the plateau, with ancient origins — but its golden age belongs to the Safavid era, when Shah Abbas the Great made it Iran's capital around 1598. In this period Isfahan became one of the world's most magnificent cities, with the Naqsh-e Jahan Square, the Shah (Imam) Mosque, the Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque, the Ali Qapu palace, and remarkable bridges such as the Si-o-se-pol — so renowned that it was said 'Isfahan is half the world' (Esfahan nesf-e jahan). The city was a center of art, Islamic-Iranian architecture, carpets, tilework, and commerce. Naqsh-e Jahan Square was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1979, and Isfahan remains one of Iran's foremost cultural and tourist hubs.
Verwandte Einträge
Quellen
- UNESCO World Heritage Centre — 'Meidan Emam, Esfahan' (ref. 115)
- Encyclopaedia Iranica — 'Isfahan'
- Britannica — 'Eṣfahān'