The Shah Mosque, also known as Masjed-e Jadid-e Abbasi (New Abbasi Mosque), Royal Mosque, or in recent times Imam Mosque, after the Iranian Revolution, is a mosque in Isfahan, Iran, standing in south side of Naghsh-e Jahan Square. It was built during the Safavid dynasty, ordered by Abbas I of Persia.
It is regarded as one of the masterpieces of Persian architecture in the Islamic era. The Royal Mosque is registered, along with the Naghsh-e Jahan Square, as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Its splendour is mainly due to the beauty of its seven-colour mosaic tiles and calligraphic inscriptions.
The interior view of the dome is covered with polychrome tiles, intended to give the spectator a sense of heavenly transcendence.
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