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title: Naqsh-e Jahan Square, Isfahan
author: Carole Raddato
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14783/naqsh-e-jahan-square-isfahan/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Naqsh-e Jahan Square, Isfahan

_Authored by [Carole Raddato](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/FollowingHadrian/)_

## Image File

[![Naqsh-e Jahan Square, Isfahan](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/14783.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/14783.jpg)

## Image Caption

Naqsh-e Jahan Square is a public urban square situated at the centre of Isfahan in Iran. Constructed by Shah Abbas I the Great at the beginning of the 17th century CE, it is now an important historical site and one of UNESCO's World Heritage Sites. Naqsh-e Jahan Square is one of the largest [city](https://www.worldhistory.org/city/) squares in the world and an outstanding example of Iranian and Islamic [architecture](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/architecture/). It is surrounded by monumental buildings; the Royal Mosque, the Mosque of Sheykh Lotfollah, the magnificent Portico of Qaysariyyeh and the 15th-century Timurid [palace](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/palace/).

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## About the Author

Carole maintains the popular ancient history photo-blog Following Hadrian, where she travels the ancient world in the footsteps of Emperor Hadrian.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Raddato, C. (2021, November 02). Naqsh-e Jahan Square, Isfahan. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14783/naqsh-e-jahan-square-isfahan/>
### Chicago
Raddato, Carole. "Naqsh-e Jahan Square, Isfahan." *World History Encyclopedia*, November 02, 2021. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14783/naqsh-e-jahan-square-isfahan/>.
### MLA
Raddato, Carole. "Naqsh-e Jahan Square, Isfahan." *World History Encyclopedia*, 02 Nov 2021, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14783/naqsh-e-jahan-square-isfahan/>.

## License & Copyright

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