Plan of Naqsh-I Jahan Royal Square
Item
Title
Plan of Naqsh-I Jahan Royal Square
Description
This plan documents the lay out of Isfahan's royal square and highlights the major buildings on the site. (1) Ali Qapu, (2) Gate of Qaysaria, (3) Qaysaria, (4) Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque, (5) Abbasid Jami Mosque.
Creator
Klaus Herdeg
Temporal Coverage
ca. early 17th century
Spatial Coverage
Naqsh-I Jahan Royal Square, Isfahan, Iran
Type
City plan
Date Created
1990
Source
Somaiyeh Falahat et al., “Spatial Fragmentation and Bottom-up Appropriations: The Case of Safavid Isfahan.” Urban History 42, no. 1 (2015): 11, https://www.jstor.org/stable/26398340.
Contributor
Thomas Crabtree
Rights
K. Herdeg, Formal Structure in Islamic Architecture of Iran and Turkistan (New York, 1990)
