Shah Mosque

Shah Mosque

Also known as Masjed-e Shah

Year

1630

Type

building

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At the south end of Naqsh-e Jahan, a portal iwan about 28 metres high faces the square while the mosque body pivots southwest to meet the qibla, turning the entrance sequence into a corrective hinge between civic and sacred orientations. Al …

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