شهر اصفهان

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de: Isfahan liegt ca. 340 km südlich von Teheran und ist eine der alten Hauptstädte des Irans/Persiens. Isfahan ist berühmt für seine Bauwerke und Architektur.

en: Isfahan or Eşfahān, located about 340 km south of Tehran, is the capital of Isfahan Province and Iran third largest city. This city contains a wide variety of Islamic architectural sites ranging from the 11th century to the 19th.

fa:fa:اصفهان مرکز استان اصفهان و یکی از شهرهای ایران است. این شهر مجموعه‌ای از معماری دوران اسلامی از قرن دوم هجری تا قرن دوازدهم را در خود جای داده است.

fr: Ispahan, ville située à quelque 340 km au sud de Téhéran, est la capitale éponyme de la province d'Ispahan, et la troisième plus grande ville d'Iran. La ville compte de nombreux exemples d'architecture islamique allant du XIe au XIXe siècle.

[edit] Palaces and mansions

view of the Ali-Qapu palace from the south-eastern corner of Naghsh-e-Jahaan Sq.
Courtyard and the pool in front of "Chehel-sotoun" (or "The Forty Columns Palace") (east-west view)
Under the balcony roof (north-south view)
Wall paintings inside the "Chehel-sotoun" palace
Wall painting inside "Chehel-sotoun" (detail)
Hasht-behest palace ceiling
East-west view from the courtyard of Rakib-khaaneh showing the tower based in north-western part of the mansion.
Abbasi Hotel Garden

[edit] Mosques and religios schools

Minarets of Shah Mosque
View of Naghsh-e-Jahaan Sq. and Shah Mosque seen from Ali-Qapu balcony (north-south view).
Enterance of Shah Mosque at southern part of Naghsh-e-Jahaan Sq.
Sheikh Lotf Allah Mosque (west-east view)
Inside Sheikh-lotfollah Mosque.
Interior wall and ceiling of the Sheikh Lotf Allah Mosque
Interior wall and ceiling of the Sheikh-Lotf-Allah mosque
The ceiling of the Sheikh-Lotf-Allah mosque
Jame' Mosque, northern sector
Jame' Mosque, eastern sector
Jame' Mosque, southern sector
Shaah-Hossain religious school
A door inside Chahaar-baagh religios school
Shah Mosque at southern part of Naghsh-e-Jahaan Sq.
Medresseh-I Shah Husein

[edit] Churches and cathedrals

"Vaank Cathedral"
"Vaank Cathedral" / Kelisa-e-Vank
"Vank Cathedral"
"Vank Cathedral"

[edit] Synagogues

Mullah Jacob Synagogue

[edit] Bridges and Squares

"Si-o-se Pol" (south-north view of eastern side)
"Si-o-se Pol" at dusk or dawn
"Si-o-se Pol" at night (ease-west view)
"Allah-verdikhaan" bridge or "Si-o-se Pol" (means 33 bridges) (south-north view of western side)
"Khajoo bridge" or "Pol-e baba rokn" (means baba rokn bridge) -- (east-west view)
en:Shahrestan bridge near Isfahan is one of the oldest surviving bridges in Iran
"Maarnaan Bridge" (west-east view)
Imam Square
Imam Square from Ali Quapu palace