Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Meidan Emam, Esfahan' has mentioned 'Mosque' in the following places:
| Occurrence Sentence | Text Source |
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| The Shah Mosque is situated on the south side of this square. | WIKI |
| Today, Namaaz-e Jom'eh (the Muslim Friday prayer) is held in the Shah Mosque. | WIKI |
| Contents 1 History 2 Maidan xe2x80x93 The Royal Square 2.1 Masjed-e Shah xe2x80x93 The Pinnacle of Safavid Architecture 2.2 The Lotfollah Mosque 2.3 Ali Qapu Palace 2.4 The Imperial Bazaar 3 See also 4 References 5 Sources 6 External links | WIKI |
| Unlike most buildings of importance, this square did not lie in alignment with Mecca, so that when entering the entrance-portal of the Shah Mosque, one makes, almost without realising it, the half-right turn which enables the main court within to face Mecca.Donald Wilber gives the most plausible explanation to this; the vision of Shaykh Bahai was for the mosque to be visible wherever in the maydxc4x81n a person was situated. | WIKI |
| Had the axis of the maydxc4x81n coincided with the axis of Mecca, the dome of the mosque would have been concealed from view by the towering entrance-portal leading to it. | WIKI |
| Naqsh-e Jahxc4x81n Square: Sheikh Lotf Allah Mosque (left), Imam Mosque (center) and Ali Qapu (right) | WIKI |
| The Shah Mosque at night | WIKI |
| The Lotfollah Mosque had a secret entrance that spanned underneath the Maidan, from the Palace on the opposite side of the square. | WIKI |
| Main article: Shah Mosque (Isfahan) | WIKI |
| The Crown Jewel in the Naghs-e Jahan Square was the Masjed-e Shah, which would replace the much older Jameh Mosque in conducting the Friday prayers. | WIKI |
| To achieve this, the Shah Mosque was constructed not only with vision of grandeur, having the largest dome in the city, but Shaykh Bahai also planned the construction of a religious school and a winter-mosque clamped at either side of it. | WIKI |
| The Lotfollah Mosque[edit] | WIKI |
| Of the four monuments that dominated the perimeter of the Naqsh-e Jahan square, the Lotfollah Mosque, opposite the palace, was the first to be built. | WIKI |
| The purpose of this mosque was for it to be a private mosque of the royal court, unlike the Masjed-e Shah, which was meant for the public. | WIKI |
| [18] For this reason, the mosque does not have any minarets and is of a smaller size. | WIKI |
| Indeed, few Westerners at the time of the Safavids even paid any attention to this mosque, and they certainly did not have access to it. | WIKI |
| It wasn't until centuries later, when the doors were opened to the public, that ordinary people could admire the effort that Shah Abbas had put into making this a sacred place for the ladies of his harem, and the exquisite tile-work, which is far superior to those covering the Shah Mosque. | WIKI |
| Built by the Safavid shah Abbas I in the early 17th century, the square is bordered by two-storey arcades and anchored on each side by four magnificent buildings: to the east, the Sheikh Lotfallah Mosque; to the west, the pavilion of Ali Qapu; to the north, the portico of Qeyssariyeh; and to the south, the celebrated Royal Mosque. | UNESCO |
| Of particular interest is the Royal Mosque (Masjed-e Shah), located on the south side of the square and angled to face Mecca. | UNESCO |
| The portico of Qeyssariyeh on the north side leads to the 2-km-long Esfahan Bazaar, and the Sheikh Lotfallah Mosque on the east side, built as a private mosque for the royal court, is today considered one of the masterpieces of Safavid architecture. | UNESCO |
| Of particular interest is the Royal Mosque, which is connected to the south side of the square by means of an immense, deep entrance portal with angled corners and topped with a half-dome, covered on its interior with enamelled faience mosaics. | UNESCO |
| This portal, framed by two minarets, is extended to the south by a formal gateway hall (iwan) that leads at an angle to the courtyard, thereby connecting the mosque, which in keeping with tradition is oriented northeast/southwest (towards Mecca), to the squarexe2x80x99s ensemble, which is oriented north/south. | UNESCO |
| Within the boundaries of the property are located all the elements and components necessary to express the Outstanding Universal Value of the property, including, among others, the public urban square and the two-storey arcades that delineate it, the Sheikh Lotfallah Mosque, the pavilion of Ali Qapu, the portico of Qeyssariyeh, and the Royal Mosque. | UNESCO |
| Also registered individually are the Royal Mosque (Masjed-e Shah) (no. | UNESCO |
| 107), Sheikh Lotfallah Mosque (no. | UNESCO |