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Isfahan, Iran:
Shah Abbas would be disappointed, if he was alive today, to know that centuries later his masterpiece remains hidden from plain sight. Shah Abbas chose to relocate the capital of his Persian Empire to Isfahan in around 1600 in order to make a big impression. The Shah's mammoth building was centered on grand Naqsh - e Jahan Square that was surrounded by four colossal structures: the glinting, mosaic-tiled Royal Mosque to the south, the Portico of Qaysariyyeh to the north, the Mosque of Sheykh Lotfollah to the east, and the bravura entrance to Ali Qapu palace and the royal gardens to the west.
The grand balcony of the Ali Qapu was where the shah and hi guests watched races, polo matches or public executions from. Spiral staircases inside the building connected each of the floors. The walls are covered with delicate complicate muraks that are in the patterns of birds. The sixth floor "Music Room" is the most fascinating of all. Its lavishly adorned stucco niches and cutouts in the shapes of pots and vessels once echoed the sound of the ensembles who played here.
Shah Abbas would be disappointed, if he was alive today, to know that centuries later his masterpiece remains hidden from plain sight. Shah Abbas chose to relocate the capital of his Persian Empire to Isfahan in around 1600 in order to make a big impression. The Shah's mammoth building was centered on grand Naqsh - e Jahan Square that was surrounded by four colossal structures: the glinting, mosaic-tiled Royal Mosque to the south, the Portico of Qaysariyyeh to the north, the Mosque of Sheykh Lotfollah to the east, and the bravura entrance to Ali Qapu palace and the royal gardens to the west.
The grand balcony of the Ali Qapu was where the shah and hi guests watched races, polo matches or public executions from. Spiral staircases inside the building connected each of the floors. The walls are covered with delicate complicate muraks that are in the patterns of birds. The sixth floor "Music Room" is the most fascinating of all. Its lavishly adorned stucco niches and cutouts in the shapes of pots and vessels once echoed the sound of the ensembles who played here.
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1: Buddy, this is not Bara Imambara's photo. Go ahead, google it and put the correct photo.
Posted by: Amit Srivastava - 25 Nov, 2011
