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TitleMadar-i Shah Madrasa

Creator nameUnknown

Creator nationality/cultureSafavid

Creator roleArchitect

Creation datec. 1700–1725

Object typeArchitecture

MaterialsUnknown

DimensionsUnknown

LocationIsfahan, Iran

Accession numberUnknown

SubjectsIslamic architecture--IranIslamic religious educationVaults (Architecture)

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13. Architecture in Iran under the Safavids and Zands

Sheila S. Blair, Jonathan M. Bloom

The Art and Architecture of Islam: 1250–1800

The buildings erected under the rule of the Safavid dynasty are perhaps the most alluring and attractive in all Iranian architecture. Their enveloping glittering web of glazed tile, soaring portals, bulbous domes, and slender minarets epitomize for many the essential qualities of Persian architecture. In part this is a matter of survival, for a large and...

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Sheila S. Blair, Jonathan M. Bloom

PublisherYale University Press

Related print edition pages: pp.183-198

https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00124.017

Stable URL: https://aaeportal.com/?id=-15672&redirecttoanchor=18768

Chapter subject tags:Islamic architecture--IranArchitecture, SafavidMosquesPavilions

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Plaster plaque bearing the design for a muqarnas vault

Posted by:John Carlson

Oct 20

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Object typeTablet/Plaque/Hieroglyph

Plaster plaque bearing the design for a...

Plaster plaque bearing the design for a muqarnas vault

Ben Yusuf Madrasa, view of courtyard

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureSa'dian

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1564–1565

Object typeArchitecture

LocationMarrakesh, Morocco

Ben Yusuf Madrasa, view of courtyard

Tilakari madrasa, interior of mosque

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureUzbek

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1646–1660

Object typeArchitecture

LocationSamarqand, Uzbekistan

Tilakari madrasa, interior of mosque

Shrine of Abd al-Samad, muqarnas vault over tomb

Posted by:John Carlson

Oct 20

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1307

Object typeArchitecture

LocationNantanz, Iran

Shrine of Abd al-Samad, muqarnas vault...

Shrine of Abd al-Samad, muqarnas vault over tomb

Ghiyathiyya Madrasa, plan

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureTimurid

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1442–1445

Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram

LocationKhargird, Iran

Ghiyathiyya Madrasa, plan

Sultaniyya, mausoleum of Sultan Uljaytu, detail of caults

Posted by:John Carlson

Oct 20

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1300–1335

Object typeArchitecture

LocationSultaniyya, Iran

Sultaniyya, mausoleum of Sultan Uljaytu,...

Sultaniyya, mausoleum of Sultan Uljaytu, detail of caults

Madrasa of 'Abd al-'Aziz, courtyard

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureUzbek

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1651–1652

Object typeArchitecture

LocationBukhara, Uzbekistan

Madrasa of 'Abd al-'Aziz, courtyard

Ghiyathiyya Madrasa, courtyard

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureTimurid

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1442–1445

Object typeArchitecture

LocationKhargird, Iran

Ghiyathiyya Madrasa, courtyard

Ali Qapu, 'Music Room'

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureSafavid

Creator roleArchitect

Creation datec. 1597–1660

Object typeArchitecture

LocationIsfahan, Iran

Ali Qapu, 'Music Room'

Ghiyathiyya Madrasa, interior vault

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureTimurid

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1442–1445

Object typeArchitecture

LocationKhargird, Iran

Ghiyathiyya Madrasa, interior vault

Regent's Mosque, courtyard, detail of tilework

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureZand

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1766

Object typeArchitecture

LocationShiraz, Iran

Regent's Mosque, courtyard, detail of...

Regent's Mosque, courtyard, detail of tilework

Registan

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureTimurid

Creator roleArchitect

Creation datec. 1400–1500

Object typeArchitecture

LocationSamarqand, Uzbekistan

Registan

Congregational Mosque, tilework on the interior of the south iwan

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureMuzaffarid

Creator roleArtist

Creation date1370–1400

Object typeOther

LocationYazd, Iran

Congregational Mosque, tilework on the...

Congregational Mosque, tilework on the interior of the south iwan

Alahambra, Hall of the Two Sisters, muqarnas ceiling

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureNasrid

Creator roleArchitect

Object typeArchitecture

LocationGranada, Spain

Alahambra, Hall of the Two Sisters,...

Alahambra, Hall of the Two Sisters, muqarnas ceiling

Mosque, iwan

Posted by:

Jul 09

Creator roleArchitect

Object typeArchitecture

Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram

LocationSarakhs, Iran

Mausoleum, plan

Hasht Bihisht, view of interior

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureSafavid

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1669

Object typeArchitecture

LocationIsfahan, Iran

Hasht Bihisht, view of interior

Maydan-i Shah, aerial view from the north-east

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureSafavid

Creator roleArchitect

Object typeArchitecture

LocationIsfahan, Iran

Maydan-i Shah, aerial view from the...

Maydan-i Shah, aerial view from the north-east

Great Mosque, court

Posted by:

Jul 09

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1000–1200 AD

Object typeArchitecture

LocationIsfahan, Iran

Great Mosque, court

Imamzada Ja'far (restored)

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureIl-Khanid

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1325

Object typeArchitecture

LocationIsfahan, Iran

Imamzada Ja'far (restored)

Shrine of 'Abd al-Samad, plan

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1299–1312

Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram

LocationNatanz, Iran

Shrine of 'Abd al-Samad, plan

Masjid-i Pamonar, mihrab

Posted by:

Jul 09

Creator roleArchitect

Object typeArchitecture

LocationZavareh, Iran

Masjid-i Pamonar, mihrab

Description: Shrine of Imam Riza, Congregational Mosque, Plan. 1) mausoleum of Imam Riza; 2)...

Shrine of Imam Riza, Congregational Mosque, Plan. 1) mausoleum of Imam Riza; 2) dār al-siyadā'; 3) dār al-ḥuffaẓ

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureTimurid

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1416–1418

Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram

LocationMashhad, Iran

Shrine of Imam Riza, Congregational...

Shrine of Imam Riza, Congregational Mosque, Plan. 1) mausoleum of Imam Riza; 2) dār al-siyadā'; 3) dār al-ḥuffaẓ

Mosque, dome

Posted by:

Jul 09

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1000–1200

Object typeArchitecture

LocationArdistan, Iran

Mosque, dome

Stucco mihrab in the Congregational Mosque at Isfahan

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureIl-Khanid

Creator roleArtist

Creation date1310

Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object

LocationIsfahan, Iran

Stucco mihrab in the Congregational...

Stucco mihrab in the Congregational Mosque at Isfahan

Creation date800–900 AD

Object typePainting

MaterialsStucco; painted

Dimensions40 3/8 × 53 1/2 × 2 in. (102.6 × 135.9 × 5.1 cm)

LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/449862

Accession number40.170.176

Painted Dado Panels

Complex of Abu Madyan, view of courtyard

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureMarinid

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1346

Object typeArchitecture

LocationTlemcen, Algeria

Complex of Abu Madyan, view of courtyard

Complex of Qa'itbay, interior of madrasa

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureMamluk

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1472–1474

Object typeArchitecture

LocationCairo

Complex of Qa'itbay, interior of madrasa

Zahiriya madrasa, plan

Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram

LocationAleppo, Syria

Zahiriya madrasa, plan

Tower tomb

Posted by:

Jul 09

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1026–1027

Object typeArchitecture

LocationDamghan, Iran

Tower tomb

Description: Pilgrims circumambulating the cenotaph of Imam Reza in the shrine at Mashhad in...

Pilgrims circumambulating the cenotaph of Imam Reza in the shrine at Mashhad in northeastern Iran

Posted by:John Carlson

Jul 29

Creator rolePhotographer

Object typePhotograph

LocationShrine archives, Mashhad, Iran

Pilgrims circumambulating the cenotaph...

Pilgrims circumambulating the cenotaph of Imam Reza in the shrine at Mashhad in northeastern Iran

Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram

LocationNayin, Iran

Mosque, plan

Ben Yusuf Madrasa, plan

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureSa'dian

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1564–1565

Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram

LocationMarrakesh, Morocco

Ben Yusuf Madrasa, plan

Madrasa of Nur al-Din, plan

Posted by:

Jul 09

Creator roleMapmaker

Creation date1167–1168

Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram

LocationDamascus, Syria

Madrasa of Nur al-Din, plan

Duvazde Imam tomb, squinch

Posted by:

Jul 09

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1037

Object typeArchitecture

LocationYazd, Iran

Duvazde Imam tomb, squinch

Congregational Mosque

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureIl-Khanid

Creator roleArchitect

Creation datec. 1322

Object typeArchitecture

LocationVaramin, Iran

Congregational Mosque

Mausoleum, façade

Posted by:

Jul 09

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1067–1068

Object typeArchitecture

LocationKharraqan, Iran

Mausoleum, façade

Qul Baba Kukaltash madrasa, façade

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureUzbek

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1569

Object typeArchitecture

LocationBukhara, Uzbekistan

Qul Baba Kukaltash madrasa,...

Qul Baba Kukaltash madrasa, façade

Mosque, court

Posted by:

Jul 09

Creator roleArchitect

Object typeArchitecture

LocationDamghan, Iran

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1123

Object typeArchitecture

LocationDamascus, Syria

Adiliya, façade

Shirdar madrasa, entrance portal

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureUzbek

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1616–1636

Object typeArchitecture

LocationSamarqand, Uzbekistan

Shirdar madrasa, entrance portal

Shah Mosque, portal

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureSafavid

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1616

Object typeArchitecture

LocationIsfahan, Iran

Shah Mosque, portal

Mausoleum of Sanjar, general view

Posted by:

Jul 09

Creator roleArchitect

Creation datec. 1152

Object typeArchitecture

LocationIran

Mausoleum of Sanjar, general view

Luster-painted frieze tile with Bahram Gur, probably from Takht-i Sulayman

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureIl-Khanid

Creator roleArtist

Creation datec. 1275

Object typeOther

MaterialsStone paste; molded, in glaze painted in blue and turquoise, luster-painted on opaque white glaze

Dimensions12 3/8 x 13 1/4 in. (31.4 x 33.7 cm)

LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York

http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/445993

Accession number10.56.2

Luster-painted frieze tile with Bahram...

Luster-painted frieze tile with Bahram Gur, probably from Takht-i Sulayman

Great Mosque, south dome

Posted by:

Jul 09

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1072–1092

Object typeArchitecture

LocationIsfahan, Iran

Great Mosque, south dome

Bazaar portal

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureSafavid

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1619–1620

Object typeArchitecture

LocationIsfahan, Iran

Bazaar portal

Congregational Mosque, south iwan

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureTurkmen

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1475–1476

Object typeArchitecture

LocationIsfahan, Iran

Congregational Mosque, south iwan

Mosque of Shaykh Lutfallah, plan

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureSafavid

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1603–1609

Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram

LocationIsfahan, Iran

Mosque of Shaykh Lutfallah, plan

Great Mosque, plan as in Seljuq times

Posted by:

Jul 09

Creator roleMapmaker

Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram

LocationIsfahan, Iran

Great Mosque, plan as in Seljuq times

Kalan Mosque, courtyard

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureUzbek

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1514

Object typeArchitecture

LocationBukhara, Uzbekistan

Kalan Mosque, courtyard

Description: Plan of Isfahan as developed under 'Abbas I. 1) Old Maidan; 2) Friday Mosque; 3)...

Plan of Isfahan as developed under 'Abbas I. 1) Old Maidan; 2) Friday Mosque; 3) Bazaar; 4) New Maidan; 5) Bazaar portal; 6) Mosque of Shaykh Lutfallah; 7)' Ali Qapu; 8) Shah Mosque; 9) Chahar Bagh avenue; 10) Si-o-se Pul

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureSafavid

Creator roleDraftsman

Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram

LocationIsfahan, Iran

Plan of Isfahan as developed under...

Gunbad-i Qabus

Posted by:

Jul 09

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1006–1007

Object typeArchitecture

LocationIran

Gunbad-i Qabus

Great Mosque (Masjid-i Jumah), plan

Posted by:

Jul 09

Creator roleMapmaker

Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram

LocationIsfahan, Iran

Great Mosque (Masjid-i Jumah), plan

Tomb, squinch

Posted by:

Jul 09

Creator roleArchitect

Creation datec. 1028

Object typeArchitecture

LocationSangbast, Iran

Tomb, squinch

Hasht Bihisht, plan

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureSafavid

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1669

Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram

LocationIsfahan, Iran

Hasht Bihisht, plan

Aq madrasa, façade

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureOttoman

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1409

Object typeArchitecture

LocationNiğde, Turkey

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1197

Object typeArchitecture

LocationMaragha, Iran

Gunbad-i Qabud

Congregational Mosque, portal

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureIl-Khanid

Creator roleArchitect

Creation datec. 1325

Object typeArchitecture

LocationYazd, Iran

Congregational Mosque, portal

Palace granaries

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureAlawi

Creator roleArchitect

Creation datec. 1600–1800

Object typeArchitecture

LocationMeknes, Morocco

Palace granaries

Al-Madrasa al-Sharabiyya

Posted by:John Carlson

Jul 20

Creator roleArchitect

Object typeArchitecture

LocationWasit, Iraq

Al-Madrasa al-Sharabiyya

Mausoleum, entrance façade

Posted by:

Jul 09

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1093

Object typeArchitecture

LocationKharraqan, Iran

Mausoleum, entrance façade

Registan, plan

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureTimurid

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation datec. 1400–1500

Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram

LocationSamarqand, Uzbekistan

Registan, plan

Chihil Sutun, view from north-west

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureSafavid

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1647

Object typeArchitecture

LocationIsfahan, Iran

Chihil Sutun, view from north-west

Firdaws madrasa, interior

Posted by:

Jul 09

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1235–1236

Object typeArchitecture

LocationAleppo, Syria

Firdaws madrasa, interior

Congregational Mosque, plan

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureIl-Khanid

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation datec. 1322

Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram

LocationVaramin, Iran

Congregational Mosque, plan

Mosque, details of stucco work

Mosque, details of stucco work

Alahambra, Court of the Lions

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureNasrid

Creator roleArchitect

Object typeArchitecture

LocationGranada, Spain

Alahambra, Court of the Lions

Congregational Mosque, portal with tile mosaic

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureMuzaffarid

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1350

Object typeArchitecture

LocationKirman, Iran

Congregational Mosque, portal with tile...

Congregational Mosque, portal with tile mosaic

Ashrafiyya Madrasa, reconstructed elevation of east façade

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureMamluk

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1480–1482

Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram

LocationJerusalem

Ashrafiyya Madrasa, reconstructed...

Ashrafiyya Madrasa, reconstructed elevation of east façade

Flanged tower

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureIl-Khanid

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1308–1309

Object typeArchitecture

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1121–1122

Object typeArchitecture

LocationIsfahan, Iran

Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram

LocationNiriz, Iran

Mosque, plan

Mosque of Mir Chaqmaq, interior

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureTimurid

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1437

Object typeArchitecture

LocationYazd, Iran

Mosque of Mir Chaqmaq, interior

Great Mosque (Masjid-i Jumah), air view

Posted by:

Jul 09

Creator roleArchitect

Object typeArchitecture

LocationIsfahan, Iran

Great Mosque (Masjid-i Jumah), air view

Khan al-Mirjan, interior

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureJalayirid

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1359

Object typeArchitecture

LocationBaghdad, Iraq

Khan al-Mirjan, interior

Ali Qapu, section

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureSafavid

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation datec. 1597–1660

Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram

LocationIsfahan, Iran

Ali Qapu, section

Mosque, view towards qibla

Posted by:

Jul 09

Creator roleArchitect

Object typeArchitecture

LocationNayin, Iran

Mosque, view towards qibla

Mosque of Shaykh Lutfallah, view from maidan

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureSafavid

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1603–1609

Object typeArchitecture

LocationIsfahan, Iran

Mosque of Shaykh Lutfallah, view from...

Mosque of Shaykh Lutfallah, view from maidan

Shrine of 'Abd al-Samad

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureIl-Khanid

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1299–1312

Object typeArchitecture

LocationNatanz, Iran

Shrine of 'Abd al-Samad

Ribat Sharaf, detail

Posted by:

Jul 09

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1100–1200

Object typeArchitecture

LocationIran

Ribat Sharaf, detail

Mosque of Abu Madyan, vestibule

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureMarinid

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1338–1339

Object typeArchitecture

LocationTlemcen, Algeria

Mosque of Abu Madyan, vestibule

Blue Mosque, interior with tilework decoration

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureTurkmen

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1465

Object typeArchitecture

LocationTabriz, Iran

Blue Mosque, interior with tilework...

Blue Mosque, interior with tilework decoration

Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram

LocationDamascus, Syria

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1136

Object typeArchitecture

LocationZavareh, Iran

Mosque, interior

Element from a Stalactite Squinch (Muqarnas)

Posted by:

Jul 09

Creator rolePainter

Creation date900–1000 AD

Object typePainting

MaterialsStucco; painted

Dimensions13 9/16 × 11 1/4 × 5 3/4 in. (34.4 × 28.6 × 14.6 cm)

LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/449459

Accession number38.40.249

Element from a Stalactite Squinch...

Element from a Stalactite Squinch (Muqarnas)

Creation date900–1000 AD

Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram

LocationGreat Mosque, Isfahan, Iran

Great Mosque, plan

Shah Mosque, courtyard and west iwan

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureSafavid

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1611–1638

Object typeArchitecture

LocationIsfahan, Iran

Shah Mosque, courtyard and west iwan

Takht-i Sulayman, plan of the site

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureIl-Khanid

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation datec. 1275

Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram

LocationTakht-i Sulayman, Iran

Takht-i Sulayman, plan of the site

Bu 'Inaniya Madrasa, courtyard

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureMarinid

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1350–1355

Object typeArchitecture

LocationFez, Morocco

Bu 'Inaniya Madrasa, courtyard

Dar al-hadith of Nur al-Din, plan

Posted by:

Jul 09

Creator roleMapmaker

Creation date1171–1172

Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram

LocationDamascus, Syria

Dar al-hadith of Nur al-Din, plan

Mausoleums

Posted by:

Jul 09

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1067–1068; 1093

Object typeArchitecture

LocationKharraqan, Iran

Mausoleums

Mosque of the Fishermen, interior

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureAlmoravid

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1660–1661

Object typeArchitecture

LocationAlgiers, Tunisia

Mosque of the Fishermen, interior

Minaret

Posted by:

Jul 09

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1030–1070

Object typeArchitecture

LocationDamghan, Iran

Minaret

Yaqutiye Madrasa, interior

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureSeljuk

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1310

Object typeArchitecture

LocationErzurum, Turkey

Yaqutiye Madrasa, interior

Tomb of Uljaytu, axonometric view

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1307–1313

Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram

LocationSultaniyya, Iran

Tomb of Uljaytu, axonometric view

Allahverdi Khan bridge (Si-o-se Pul)

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureSafavid

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1602

Object typeArchitecture

LocationIsfahan, Iran

Allahverdi Khan bridge (Si-o-se Pul)

Great Mosque, court

Posted by:

Jul 09

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1000–1200 AD

Object typeArchitecture

LocationIsfahan, Iran

Great Mosque, court

Mosque of the Barber, arcaded gallery

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureMuradid

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1629–1685

Object typeArchitecture

LocationKairouan, Tunisia

Mosque of the Barber, arcaded gallery

Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram

LocationSarakhs, Iran

Mausoleum, section

Jurjir mosque, detail of façade

Posted by:

Jul 09

Creator roleArchitect

Object typeArchitecture

MaterialsBrick and stucco

LocationIsfahan, Iran

Jurjir mosque, detail of façade

Alahambra, Hall of the Ambassadors, interior

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureNasrid

Creator roleArchitect

Object typeArchitecture

LocationGranada, Spain

Alahambra, Hall of the Ambassadors,...

Alahambra, Hall of the Ambassadors, interior

Mausoleum of Sanjar, section

Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram

LocationIran

Mausoleum of Sanjar, section

Mosque of 'Alishah, view from the south

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureIl-Khanid

Creator roleArchitect

Creation datec. 1315

Object typeArchitecture

LocationTabriz, Iran

Mosque of 'Alishah, view from the south

Sabīl-kuttāb of Qa'itbay on Shari'a Saliba

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureMamluk

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1477

Object typeArchitecture

LocationCairo

Sabīl-kuttāb of Qa'itbay on...

Sabīl-kuttāb of Qa'itbay on Shari'a Saliba

LocationArdistan, Iran

Mosque, mihrab

Congregational Mosque, interior of dome chamber

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureIl-Khanid

Creator roleArchitect

Creation datec. 1322

Object typeArchitecture

LocationVaramin, Iran

Congregational Mosque, interior of dome...

Congregational Mosque, interior of dome chamber

Mausoleum, plan and section

Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram

LocationKharraqan, Iran

Mausoleum, plan and section

Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram

LocationZavareh, Iran

Mosque, plan

Caravansarai, court

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureSafavid

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1681–1685

Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram

LocationBisutun, Iran

Caravansarai, court

Description: Bu 'Inaniya Madrasa, plan. 1) Main entrance; 2) Courtyard; 3) Halls; 4) Mosque; 5)...

Bu 'Inaniya Madrasa, plan. 1) Main entrance; 2) Courtyard; 3) Halls; 4) Mosque; 5) Back entrance

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureMarinid

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1350–1355

Object typeArchitecture

LocationFez, Morocco

Bu 'Inaniya Madrasa, plan. 1) Main...

Bu 'Inaniya Madrasa, plan. 1) Main entrance; 2) Courtyard; 3) Halls; 4) Mosque; 5) Back entrance

Mosque, details of stucco work

Mosque, details of stucco work

Creation date1236–1236

Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram

LocationAleppo, Syria

Firdaws madrasa

Shrine of Imam Riza, qibla iwan of the Congregational Mosque

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureTimurid

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1416–1418

Object typeArchitecture

LocationMashhad, Iran

Shrine of Imam Riza, qibla iwan of the...

Shrine of Imam Riza, qibla iwan of the Congregational Mosque

Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram

LocationDamghan, Iran

Mosque, plan

Mir-i Arab madrasa, façade

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureUzbek

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1535–1536

Object typeArchitecture

LocationBukhara, Uzbekistan

Mir-i Arab madrasa, façade

Tile from the Shrine of 'Abd al-Samad at Natanz

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureIl-Khanid

Creator roleArtist

Creation date1307–1308

Object typeOther

MaterialsFritware with opaque cobalt-blue glaze and lustre-painted decoration

DimensionsH 14 1/8 in. (36 cm)

LocationVictoria & Albert Museum, London

https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O86036/tile-unknown/

Accession number1485-1876

Tile from the Shrine of 'Abd al-Samad at...

Tile from the Shrine of 'Abd al-Samad at Natanz

Ribat Sharaf

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Jul 09

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1100–1200

Object typeArchitecture

LocationIran

Ribat Sharaf

Gunbad-i Qabus, detail

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Jul 09

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1006–1007

Object typeArchitecture

LocationIran

Gunbad-i Qabus, detail

Blue Mosque, plan

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureTurkmen

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1465

Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram

Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram

LocationDamascus, Syria

Adilaya, plan

Manar of Ghiyath al-Din

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Jul 09

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1153–1203

Object typeArchitecture

LocationJam, Iran

Manar of Ghiyath al-Din

Tower tomb

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Jul 09

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1054–1055

Object typeArchitecture

LocationDamghan, Iran

Tower tomb

Ali Qapu

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureSafavid

Creator roleArchitect

Creation datec. 1597–1660

Object typeArchitecture

LocationIsfahan, Iran

Ali Qapu

Mosque of Shaykh Lutfallah, interior

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureSafavid

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1603–1609

Object typeArchitecture

LocationIsfahan, Iran

Mosque of Shaykh Lutfallah, interior

Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram

LocationBosra, Syria

Madrasa, plan

Darb-i Imam, north portal

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureTurkmen

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1453–1457

Object typeArchitecture

LocationIsfahan, Iran

Darb-i Imam, north portal

Tomb of Uljaytu

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureIl-Khanid

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1307–1313

Object typeArchitecture

LocationSultaniyya, Iran

Tomb of Uljaytu

Element from a Stalactite Squinch (Muqarnas)

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Jul 09

Creator rolePainter

Creation date900–1000 AD

Object typePainting

MaterialsStucco; painted

Dimensions13 7/8 × 11 × 6 7/8 in. (35.2 × 27.9 × 17.5 cm)

LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/449460

Accession number38.40.250

Element from a Stalactite Squinch...

Element from a Stalactite Squinch (Muqarnas)

Hawz Khass

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureTughluq

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1322

Object typeArchitecture

LocationNew Delhi

Hawz Khass

Great Mosque, north dome

Posted by:

Jul 09

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1088

Object typeArchitecture

LocationIsfahan, Iran

Great Mosque, north dome

Tomb, dome

Posted by:

Jul 09

Creator roleArchitect

Creation datec. 1028

Object typeArchitecture

LocationSangbast, Iran

Tomb, dome

Shah Mosque

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureSafavid

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1611–1638

Object typeArchitecture

LocationIsfahan, Iran

Shah Mosque

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