Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Meidan Emam, Esfahan' has mentioned 'Isfahan' in the following places:
| Occurrence Sentence | Text Source |
|---|---|
| Historical square at the center of Isfahan city, Iran | WIKI |
| Naqsh-e Jahan Square (Persian: xd9x85xdbx8cxd8xafxd8xa7xd9x86 xd9x86xd9x82xd8xb4 xd8xacxd9x87xd8xa7xd9x86xe2x80x8e Maidxc4x81n-e Naghsh-e Jahxc4x81n; trans: "Image of the World Square"), also known as the Imam Square (xd9x85xdbx8cxd8xafxd8xa7xd9x86 xd8xa7xd9x85xd8xa7xd9x85), and Shah Square (xd9x85xdbx8cxd8xafxd8xa7xd9x86 xd8xb4xd8xa7xd9x87) prior to 1979, is a square situated at the center of Isfahan, Iran. | WIKI |
| Sheikh Lotf Allah Mosque is situated on the eastern side of this square and at the northern side Qeysarie Gate opens into the Isfahan Grand Bazaar. | WIKI |
| Great Bazaar of Isfahan, 1703, drawing by G. Hofsted van Essen, Leiden University Library | WIKI |
| 19th century drawing of Naqsh-e Jahan Square, Isfahan; this drawing is the work of French architect, Xavier Pascal Coste, who traveled to Iran along with the French king's embassy to Persia in 1839. | WIKI |
| In 1598, when Shah Abbas decided to move the capital of his empire from the north-western city of Qazvin to the central city of Isfahan, he initiated what would become one of the greatest programmes in Persian history; the complete remaking of the city. | WIKI |
| By choosing the central city of Isfahan, with the Zxc4x81yande roud ("The life-giving river"), lying as an oasis of intense cultivation in the midst of a vast area of arid landscape, he distanced his capital from any future assaults by the Ottomans, the arch rival of the Safavids,[4] and the Uzbeks, and at the same time gained more control over the Persian Gulf, which had recently become an important trading route for the Dutch and British East India Companies. | WIKI |
| Shah Abbas wanted to undermine this political structure, and the recreation of Isfahan, as a Grand capital of Persia, was an important step in centralizing the power. | WIKI |
| As Isfahan was a vital stop along the Silk Road, goods from all the civilized countries of the world, spanning from Portugal in the West, to the Middle Kingdom in the East, found its ways to the hands of gifted merchants, who knew how to make the best profits out of them. | WIKI |
| The Royal Square was also admired by Europeans who visited Isfahan during Shah Abbas' reign. | WIKI |
| Under Abbas, Isfahan became a very cosmopolitan city, with a resident population of Turks, Georgians, Armenians, Indians, Chinese and a growing number of Europeans. | WIKI |
| xe2x80x9cThe people of Isfahan are very open in their dealings with foreigners, having to deal every day with people of several other nations.xe2x80x9d[15] | WIKI |
| Main article: Shah Mosque (Isfahan) | WIKI |
| Ali Qapu (pronounced, ah-lee gah-pooh) is in effect but a pavilion that marks the entrance to the vast royal residential quarter of the Safavid Isfahan which stretched from the Maidan Naqsh-e Jahan to the Chahar Bagh Boulevard. | WIKI |
| Main article: Bazaar of Isfahan | WIKI |
| The Bazaar of Isfahan is a historical market and one of the oldest and largest bazaars of the Middle East. | WIKI |