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Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque

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The Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque is a Shi'ite mosque on the eastern side of Naqsh-e Jahan Square in Isfahan, Iran, built between 1602 and 1619 under the chief architect Muhammad Reza during the reign of Shah Abbas the Great. It is regarded as one of the masterpieces of Safavid era Iranian architecture, and was restored in the 1920s under Reza Shah Pahlavi on the advice of the scholar Arthur Upham Pope. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Building Type
Mosque 1
LocationSourced to the subject's own account
District 3, Iran 2
Completed YearSourced to the subject's own account
1619 3
Height (m)Sourced to the subject's own account
32 2
Classification
Standing Status
Standing 1
Building Type
Building Type (category)
Mosque 1
Connections

Has Building Type

Mosque, Concepts

Entity-backed identity for the building-type enum value this building already carries, resolved to an architecture concept by an explicit value-to-entity map (phase 3 bucket conversion, docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md). The building-type fact itself stays on the building unchanged.

In Style

Safavid Architecture, Styles and Movements
Source Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque (Wikipedia)
Additional Source Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque (Wikidata)Wikidata P149

Uses Element

Brick, Architectural Materials
Source Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque (Wikidata)
Marble, Architectural Materials
Source Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque (Wikipedia)
Mortar, Architectural Materials
Source Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque (Wikidata)
Stone, Architectural Materials
Source Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque (Wikidata)
In the Other Atlases
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Iran, located there.
Sources
1. Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque (Wikipedia)
  • en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheikh_Lotfollah_Mosque, lead definition
    The Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque (Persian: مسجد شیخ لطف الله, romanized: Masjed-e Sheykh Lotfollah;) is a Shi'ite mosque, located on the eastern side of Naqsh-e Jahan Square, Isfahan, Iran.
  • Entity description and the lead/infobox of the Wikipedia article
    The Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque is a Shi'ite mosque on the eastern side of Naqsh-e Jahan Square in Isfahan, Iran, built between 1602 and 1619 under the chief architect Muhammad Reza during the reign of Shah Abbas the Great. It is regarded as one of the masterpieces of Safavid era Iranian architecture, and was restored in the 1920s under Reza Shah Pahlavi on the advice of the scholar Arthur Upham Pope.
  • Wikipedia infobox building_type field (Mosque)
    The Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque (Persian: مسجد شیخ لطف الله, romanized: Masjed-e Sheykh Lotfollah;) is a Shi'ite mosque, located on the eastern side of Naqsh-e Jahan Square, Isfahan, Iran. Construction of the mosque started in 1011 AH (1602/1603 CE) and was finished in 1028 AH (1618/1619 CE). It is one of the masterpieces of Iranian architecture from the Safavid era. It was designed by the chief archi
  • Uses Element: Marble, infobox material field: Stone; bricks; mortar; marble; ceramic tiles
  • In Style: Safavid Architecture, Wikipedia lead
    It is one of the masterpieces of Iranian architecture from the Safavid era.
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2. Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque (Wikidata)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Wikidata height (P2048) statement: 32.0
    Wikidata item Q856356, property P2048 (height): 32.0 m (converted to metres, preferred/normal rank, non-deprecated)
  • Wikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: District 3, Iran
    Wikidata item Q856356, property P131/P17 (location): District 3, Iran
  • Uses Element: Stone, Infobox material field: Stone; bricks; mortar; marble; ceramic tiles
  • Uses Element: Brick, Infobox material field: Stone; bricks; mortar; marble; ceramic tiles
  • Uses Element: Mortar, Infobox material field: Stone; bricks; mortar; marble; ceramic tiles
  • In Style: Safavid Architecture, Wikidata P149
    architectural style: Safavid architecture
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3. Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationWikidata date-of-opening/inception statement (1619)
Quote, Wikidata date-of-opening/inception statement (1619)
Wikidata item Q856356, date of official opening (P1619): year 1619
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