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Naghsh-i Jahan Square - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Naghsh-i Jahan, situated at the center of Isfahan city, Iran, is one of the largest city squares in the world (probably the largest). The square is surrounded by important historical buildings from the Safavid era. This page was last modified 12:47, 15 July 2005. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Naghsh-i_Jahan_Square

IMAGES OF IRAN, LANDSCAPE, PEOPLE, & ARCHITETURE OF IMAN MOSQUE. Entrance to Isfahan's Iman Mosque (formerly 'Shah Mosque'), located at the south side of 'Naghsh - e Jahan' square, built in 1642 during the reign of Shah Abbas; one of Isfahan's large mosques. www.magic-carpet-travel.com /pages/arch1.html

Iranian Architecture: Bazaar of Isfahan Naghsh - e- Jahan (Shah square), with its measurements of 512x129 m (1680x523 ft), is perhaps the largest piazza in the world. The Bazaar of Isfahan consisted of two parts, the old section, which started from the old square, close to the Friday mosque, and the new section, which started from Naghsh-e-Jahan square[26] and connected to the old section. The first evidence of a bazaar in Isfahan is based on "Hamze Isfahani", who wrote that in the bazaar of the city, which is closed to Yahoudiye[22] there are some squares for businessmen, craftsmen and workers. www.iranchamber.com /architecture/bazaar_of_isfahan2.php

Iran Cities - Isfahan The mosque lies to the south of Naghsh-e-Jahan square. The fame of Isfahan partly falls on numerous tiled mosques and historical monuments, which are scattered all over the city, especially around the giant Naghsh-e-Jahan square. The square is surrounded by bazaar, as the economic center of the town, mosques, and the King residence. www.samintravel.com /city_isfahan.htm

Untitled Document Emam (Naqsh-e Jahan) Square.A unique point to visit in Esfahan is Emam Square, built in the Safavid period as the main urban center and a point of popular gathering during ceremonies and sports events. This mosque stands on the eastern side of Emam (Naqsh-e Jahan) Square and embodies the most important architectural relic of the 17th century (11th c. The entrance of the bazaar, on Emam Square, is famous as the Qeisariyeh Portico and bears superb tile-works. sahand.4t.com

List of city squares - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Centenary Square, Chamberlain Square, Victoria Square - Birmingham Leicester Square, Russell Square, Smith Square, Grosvenor Square, Parliament Square, Paternoster Square, Trafalgar Square - London Dundas Square and Nathan Phillips Square - Toronto, Ontario en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_city_squares

CHN - News In the upcoming session of Durban decisions will be made with regard to the addition of Sultanieh Dome, in Zanjan province, to the list and the destiny of naghsh-e Jahan Square of Isfahan, the aerial landscape of which is endangered by an under-construction highrise nearby. Another heritage of Irani to be discussed in the upcoming World Heritage session is Naghsh-e Jahan Square of Isfahan. The historical square has been a World Heritage Site since 1979, but the construction of a 40-meter-high building in its vicinity has endangered its aerial landscape. heritage.chn.ir /en/news/?id=5327

UNESCO Director-General Worried about Isfahan Naghsh-e Jahan Jahan Nama is a 13-storey, 48-meter-high building, located 700 meters from the Naghsh-e Jahan Square, which, according to the experts from UNESCO and Iranian Cultural Heritage Organization (ICHTO), endangers the perimeters of the famous historical square of Isfahan registered as a World Heritage Site. Isfahan, Mar. 27 (Iranian Cultural Heritage News Agency) — UNESCO Director-General, Koïchiro Matsuura, who is in Isfahan, has expressed his concern over the fate of the world-famous square of Naghsh-e Jahan which is endangered by the construction of Jahan Nama building in its vicinities. According to Matsuura, many do not take the UNESCO warning seriously, but UNESCO is closely following the construction of Jahan Nama building and the endangered situation of Naghsh-e Jahan Square. www.payvand.com /news/05/mar/1201.html

Espadana Gallery The square was originaly used as polo ground (polo was invented in Iran) www.espadana.com /pictures/esfahan

Iran - Isfahan Tourist Attractions, Tours, naghsh-e jahan, si-o se pol This six storey palace was built in the 18th century on a square paln as a functioning seat of government, and included a huge pavilion from where Safavid rulers could watch the activities in the square below. It's completely covered, inside and out, with the pale blue tiles that have become an Isfahan trademark the main dome (54m high) is double layered, and though the entrance flanked with it's twin minarets (both 42m high), faces squarely out onto the square, the mosque itself is at an angle to face toward Mecca. This vast province is the geographical centre of Iran, stretching from the Dash-e Kavi desert in the north -east to www.orient-travel-pars.com /esfahan.htm

Iran Daily Jahan Nama Tower will undermine the skyline of Naghsh-e Jahan square. ICHTO believes the height of Jahan Nama Tower is detrimental to Isfahan's cultural heritage and threatened the municipality with legal action, if they failed to heed the demand within two weeks, IRNA reported. The head of Isfahan's ICHTO department, Hosseinali Vakil, said construction of Jahan Nama is in contravention of cultural heritage standards. www.iran-daily.com /1383/2183/html/art.htm

Eclipse 1999--Images of Iran Emam Khomeini Square (formerly, occasionally still referred to as Naghsh-é Jahan Square) has been the centrepiece of Esfahan since it was built in 1612. An eternal flame would have burned in the room behind the square opening in at the front (to which the remains of the stairs ascend), and water was directed to flow around the bottom, which is situated well below ground level. Persepolis, which originally covered more than 125,000 square metres, was built over a 150 year period commencing about 512 BC during the reigns of the Achaemenian dynasty kings Darius I (Darius the Great), Xerxes I and II, and Artaxerxes I, II, and III. www.fourmilab.ch /images/eclipse99/iranimages.html

040913tourism.txt Last updated: September 11 2004 03:00 The 17th century Naghsh-e Jahan square in Isfahan is one of the splendours of the world. Just five minutes' walk from the Naghsh-e Jahan square, the mid-range Sadaf hotel is packed with Bahrainis. A growing proportion of these are Arabs, who have replaced European visitors put off Iran by violence in the region in recent years. courses.wcupa.edu /rbove/eco343/040Compecon/Iran/040913tourism.txt

CHN - News Naghsh-e Jahan Square in Isfahan is so important that UNESCO has offered us two years' notice to stop a sky bound structure's construction in its vicinity. UNESCO experts reiterate that the height of the east face of Jahan-Nama be reduced to 12 meters and for the west face to 24 meters. Kremlin Palace and Square are world heritage sites in the city of Moscow and it has been and still is the location from which Soviet and Russian statesmen ruled. www.chn.ir /NaqsheJahan/en/news/?id=9

(CAIS at SOAS) Nov 2003 Archaeological News Jahan Nama is a 12-storey building near Naghsh-e Jahan Square, the construction of which started in 1996 by Islamic Revolutionary Gurds (Sepah-e Pasdaran). Head of the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO has announced the organization’s latest position regarding the situation of Naghsh-e Jahan Square also known as Meydan Shah in Isfahan and the construction of Jahan Nama Building by Islamic Revolutionary Guards in its vicinity. But it has asked the local and government officials of Iran to reduce the height of Jahan Nama building in a way that it has the least negative influence on the Square listed on the universal treasures roster, he added. www.cais-soas.com /News/2003/November2003.htm

First phase of Naghsh-e Jahan Museum in Iran to Open Next Year - Persian Journal Latest Iran news & Iranian Newspaper Naghsh-e Jahan Square was built in a vast beautiful garden during the Safavids and with the construction of great religious and imperial buildings there by order of Shah Abbas and its development during the years, it turned into one of the most important attractions of the city called today “Half the world”. The musuem will be set up in the second-storey rooms located around the Naghsh-e Jahan Square, between the two historical mosques of the city, the Imam Mosque and the Sheikh Lotf Ollah, announced head of the Culture and Museums Department of Isfahan, Ahmad Adib. The title of the museum “Naghsh-e Jahan” is taken from the name of the famous square where it is to be set up. www.iranian.ws /iran_news/publish/article_5457.shtml

Isfahan Covering an area of 105,937 square kilometers, Isfahan province 17 townships which are: Isfahan, Ardestan, Barkhar and Maymeh, Khomaini-shahr, Khansar, Semirom, Shahreza (Ghomsheh), Faridan,Freydoon-shahr, Falavarjan, kashan, Golpayehgan, Lanjan, Mobarakeh, Naeen, Nadjafabad and Natanz. hem.passagen.se /maddahi121/isfahan.htm

The Magic of Persia, Castle of the Assassins, Caspian Sea and others. Including the Royal (Imam) square, the Shah and Seikh Lotfolah mosques, Ali-Qapu Palace. In the evening visit a Zoorkhaneh ("house of Strength") to watch this traditional Iranian sport; a combination of physical and spiritual aerobics, with the participants chanting to the powerful drums of their master. Tour of Isfahan’s magnificent buildings; some of the greatest examples of Islamic architecture. www.magic-carpet-travel.com /pages/itin5.html

ArabiaPages.com - Your book to the Arab World: Info on Arab Countries and links to arabic web sites It covers an area of 5.25 million square miles. The Arab homeland stretches some 5,000 miles from the Atlantic coast of northern Africa in the west to the Arabian Sea in the east, and from the Mediterranean Sea in the north to Central Africa in the south. With seventy-two percent of its territory in Africa and twenty-eight percent in Asia, the Arab world straddles two continents, a position that has made it one of the world's most strategic regions. www.arabiapages.com

Imam Square (Naghsh-é Jahan) Guide, Iran (Islamic Republic Of), Middle East. World Tourist Attractions Provided By Columbus Travel Guides The central square, Naghsh-é Jahan, is framed by a series of elegant archways and contains several of the city’s most important monuments. The women’s mosque, the Sheikh Lotfollah, is decorated with exquisite Persian tilework and is the highlight of the square for many visitors. The central area consists of a formal park and a lake with a fountain and covered bazaar which leads out of the square to the enormous Masjid-é Jamé (Friday Mosque). www.worldtouristattractions.travel-guides.com /attractions/ims/ims.asp

Isfahan IMAM KHOMEINI SQUARE at Best Iran Travel.com Previously known as Naghsh-e Jahan square is a huge open space square, one of the largest in the world. Plan to see the square also at night when lights are lit up. Every Friday, outdoor praying services bring a large number of people to the square. www.bestirantravel.com /sights/isfahan/khomeinisq.html

The Persian Dream Tour - Ancient Adventures Breakfast, then start your tour of Isfahan visiting Naghsh-e-Jahan Square, Aliqa-pou Palace (the first Iranian highrise), Imam and Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque, and the traditional bazaar, where you can bargain for handicrafted items and Persian Rugs. You will also see the historical bridges of Khajou and Sioseh which were constructed during the Safavid dynasty from the 17th Century A.D. Relax in one of the traditional tea houses and drink Persian tea, try a local drink or experiment with smoking a Persian water-pipe while listening to Persian music. You will experience pure oriental accommodation combined with the luxury of a deluxe property. www.ancientadventures.com /the_persian_dream_tour.htm

Iranian Architecture: Bazaar of Isfahan The main raste in the bazaar starts from the main entrance of the Bazaar in Naghsh-e-Jahan square, called qaisarya[46], and stretches into the old square. Attraction of products: For example artist's shops were located in the Naghsh-e-Jahan square, because of the high number of tourists who preferred to buy there. In some areas close to the old square temporary non-wooden roofs are applied, but most of the Bazaar is roofed by vaulted brick roofs. www.iranchamber.com /architecture/bazaar_of_isfahan4.php

Imam Mosque Imam Mosque lies at the south side of Imam (Naghsh-e Jahan) Square. This majestic mosque, considered by experts to be the perfection of Persian Islamic architecture, is covered with enameled tiles of great brilliance, magnificent examples of which are the two mosaic faience peacocks that stand guard over entrance. tiger.towson.edu /users/ssadig4/imam_mosque.htm

SOUTHWEST ASIA Iranian News: Mar'ashi Saves Isfahan Skyline The technical council of Irans Cultural Heritage and Tourism Organization (CHTO) in its today?s session approved plans to decrease the height of a towering concrete building that overlooks Isfahan?s historical Naghsh-e Jahan Square, Iranian Cultural Heritage News Agency reported on Sunday. The 48-meter-tall building is being constructed just 720 meters away from the site, endangering its magnificent skyline, but the council voted for plans to reduce its imposing height by half. southwestasia.blogspot.com /2004/06/marashi-saves-isfahan-skyline.html

Land Rover UK Forums - Iranian car hits end of the road Naghsh-i Jahan Square will never be the same without them Rubbish mechanic but handy with a parts book www.landrovernet.com /forum/showthread.php?t=28802

IRVAJ English - All site contents copyright © 2001 Iran va Jahan - The use of all materials in Iran va Jahan is allowed provided that an explicit reference is made to its origin. Your personal information will be kept confidential and will not be disclosed to anyone. www.iranvajahan.net /cgi-bin/news.pl?l=en&y=2004&m=09&d=11&a=4

CHN - News Follow Mirass Khabar reports on inspections by UNESCO’s General Secretary and his accompanying party from Naghsh-e jahan Square and Jahan-Nama Tower that is due to take place on Sunday morning (7 Faravardin 1384). UNESCO Concerns on Omission of Naghsh-e Jahan Square from World Heritage Register UNESCO’s General Secretary reiterated: “UNESCO is very concerned about Naghsh-e Jahan Square’s situation and keenly follows the construction of Isfahan’s Jahan-Nama tower.” www.chn.ir /NaqsheJahan/en/news/?id=14

Iran In Autumn Iran Nomadic Tour 8 day / 7 night tour in Iran visiting Historical and cultural places in Tehran,Archaeological & Islamic Art Museums, Shiraz,Eram and Narenjestan Garden, Nasir-Ol-Molk Mosque, khan Theological School, Hafez (or Saadi) Tomb, Vakil Bazaar, Koran Gate,Perspolise, Isfahan, Alighapou Palace, Imam & Sheikh Lutfullah Mosques, and Naghsh-e-Jahan Square. Full day city tour Imam Square, a jewel of Persian architecture which includes the Alighapou Palace, Imam & Sheikh Lutfullah Mosques, handicraft factories and Isfahan bazaar with its traditional arcades. After breakfast visit the huge Archaeological site belong to two thousand five hundred years ago the manifest of glorified Achaemenids Empire the sole palace in that time which was build by free workmen and artist not by slaves, evening flight to Isfahan,O/N isfahan www.infohub.com /TRAVEL/SIT/sit_pages/11427.html

209 Pictures Naghsh Jahan Square in Esfahan, Iran, built in 1602 (a former king's palace) The Forty Columns in Esfahan, Iran, built in 1647 Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque in Esfahan, Iran (part of a former Naghsh Jahan Square in Esfahan, Iran (part of a former king's palace) Khaju Bridge in Esfahan, Iran Ali Ghapu Palace in Esfahan, Iran, built in the 17th century mason.gmu.edu /~sayoubi/209pictures.html

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