lundi 4 août 2014

Masjed-e Jāmé of Isfahan, Iran














Isfahan is awash with religious monuments, and among the most remarkable is the Masjed-e Jāmé, or Friday mosque. The sprawling complex was continually developed from the year 841 until the present era. It is the first Islamic structure to mimic the four-courtyard layout of Sassanid palaces. That design, along with the ribbed, double-shelled dome and intricate tile work, soon became a standard for mosques across Central Asia.

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