The city of Isfahan was twice the capital of Persia. Isfahan flourished most under the Safavid dynasty from the 16th to the 18th century when its finest monuments were created. Isfahan is one of the ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Ernst Herzfeld Papers. FSA.A.06.

People stroll in Naqsh-e Jahan Square, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Isfahan, Iran, last September. (Mustafa Noori / Middle East Images / AFP via Getty Images) While military strategists scramble to ...

A woman walks in the garden at the historic Naqsh-e Jahan Square in Iran's central city of Isfahan in this May 2022 photograph — ATTA KENARE A 400-year-old iconic mosque in Iran's central city of ...

The author is an architect and professor emeritus at the Korea National University of Arts. In 1598, the Safavid Empire, predecessor to modern-day Iran, moved its capital to Isfahan. Shah Abbas I ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Ernst Herzfeld Papers. FSA.A.06.

To the south, the imposing Imam Mosque — renowned for its blue mosaic tiles — dominates the view. Oriented southwest toward Mecca, the mosque’s angle contrasts with the square’s southward alignment, ...