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 Iran, Isfahan: Masjed-e Sheikh Lotfollah in Naqsh-e Jahan Square was built for Shah Abbas I between 1602-19. Dedicated to his father in law, and used only privately for his harem, it has no minaret, but some of the most exquisite surviving Safavid mosaics. View of the dome from within. 
 Keywords: Persia, Islam, Shi-ite, Muslim, mosque, religion, architecture, faience, tiling, minaret, arabesque, mosaics

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Iran, Isfahan: Masjed-e Sheikh Lotfollah in Naqsh-e Jahan Square was

built for Shah Abbas I between 1602-19. Dedicated to his father in law, and used only privately for his harem, it has no minaret, but some of the most exquisite surviving Safavid mosaics. View of the dome from within.
Keywords: Persia, Islam, Shi-ite, Muslim, mosque, religion, architecture, faience, tiling, minaret, arabesque, mosaics