Imamzade Esmail
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| place | Isfahan , Iran | |
| Coordinates | 32 ° 39 '47 " N , 51 ° 41' 9" E | |
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The Imamzade Esmail ( Persian امامزاده اسماعیل, IPA : ɛmɑmzɑdɛ ɛsmɑil ) is a building complex in Isfahan , Iran from the era of the Seljuks and Safavids . It is located near the Isfahan Friday Mosque on Hatef Street.
The oldest parts of the complex are the Shia Mosque, although the meaning of the name is unknown, as well as the remains of a minaret from the Seljuk era. A Nastaliq - inscription on the northern wall, according to the Mosque of the era of 'Alī ibn Abi Talib attributable but for archaeological research shows that no part was before the Seljuk era. The mosque was fully rebuilt and restored in the Safavid era.
The ceramic tiles of the marble mihrabs in their shabestan as well as the tomb, the portico and the courtyard date from the time of the Safavids.
In the mosque there are some remains of famous kings like Abbas I , Safi I and Sultan Hosein . The Imamzades' courtyard entrance is under an interesting dome from the Turkmen era . There are two tombstones in the Imamzade . One of the tombstones marks the burial place of the daughter of the last Safavid king Ismail III.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d 'Hosseyn Yaghoubi: Rāhnamā ye Safar be Ostān e Esfāhān (travel guide to Esfahan province) . Ed .: Arash Beheshti. Rouzane, 2004, ISBN 964-334-218-2 , pp. 116 (Persian).