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Shah mosque
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| Photo Information |
| Copyright: reza amini (reza-amini) (17) |
| Genre: Places |
| Medium: Color |
| Date Taken: 2007-07-05 |
| Categories: Architecture |
| Exposure: f/2.8, 1/640 seconds |
| More Photo Info: [view] |
| Photo Version: Original Version |
| Date Submitted: 2008-06-26 1:25 |
| Viewed: 543 |
| Points: 4 |
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note |
| At the dawn of the seventeenth century, Shah Abbas I of the Safavid Dynasty led an effort to establish Isfahan as one of the largest and most beautiful cities in the world. As part of his plan, he ordered the building of Shah Mosque and Sheikh Lotf Allah Mosque which border Isfahan's Naghsh-i Jahan Square, which, as one of the largest city squares in the world, hosted sports and trade |
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