Location: Esfahan
Top Things to do in Esfahan
The 10 Best Sacred & Religious Sites in Esfahan, Isfahan Province
Isfahan (Persian: اصفهان, translit. Esfahān [esfæˈhɒːn] ( listen)), historically also rendered in English as Ispahan, Sepahan, Esfahan or Hispahan, is the capital of Isfahan Province in Iran, located about 340 kilometres (211 miles) south of Tehran.
Restaurants in Esfahan
1. Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque
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5.0 based on 806 reviews
Reviewed By Freedom780195 - Iran, null
Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque is one of the most beautiful monuments in Isfahan, Specially about color combination in tiles,perfect light distribution,Geometrical glorious arcs, and the shiniest point "mysterious reflect of the voices",between buildings of its own kind kinds
2. Royal Mosque (Masjid-i-Shah)
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4.5 based on 135 reviews
Reviewed By RodF428 - Royal Wootton Bassett, United Kingdom
We had just visited the beautiful Sheikh Lotfullah mosque, but even that pales before the grandeur of the Royal mosque, which was built from 18,000,000 sun-dried bricks, and 475,000 tiles. The entrance portal ensemble has been described as the finest in all of the Islamic world. The arch is an immense structure, some 90 feet high, flanked by minarets some 120 feet tall. This is mostly decorated with true, individually cut mosaic tiles, but is flanked by a mixture of true mosaics, and haft-rangi (7-coloured) tiles. The use of this technique allowed for much faster tile production, and thus completion of the complex. The main courtyard and prayer halls are coloured in tilework lacks the richness of true tilework, and is a paler blue than the gentian blue of Timurid tilework. With so much of the walls coloured in tiles, that probably softens what would otherwise be a riot of bright colours. If you stand in the centre of the sanctuary and clap, the acoustics are extraordinary. One big surprise was the inclusion of animal figures on some sanctuary tiles. I didn't expect that! A truly amazing complex.
3. Shah Mosque
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4.5 based on 474 reviews
Reviewed By NiliTravel
Highlight: history and architecture Worth a visit?? Absolutely yes Need a tour guide: yes. Every corner is a complete mystery that can be solved by a tour guide. Time of visit: during the daytime Recommended length of visit: 1 hour Photogenic views: yes. Take photograph to your heart’s content. Located in a touristic area? Yes Public transport accessibility? Yes. On a trip to Isfahan, the first suggestion is to visit Naghsh Jahan Square. The Imam Mosque of Isfahan is one of the most significant buildings of the Safavid era, formerly known as the Shah Mosque, the New Soltani Mosque and the Jame Abbasid Mosque. This magnificent mosque dates back to four hundred years ago. Shah Abbas I built this spectacular mosque in the famous Naghsh Jahan (Imam) Square in Isfahan to be a symbol of the science and art of Iranian architecture in the world. A magnificent square to the south of which stands a large turquoise colored dome. In the seven-color tiles of Imam Mosque, blue color is superior to other colors, and the tiles have been used in designs, colors and patterns that give the mosque a heavenly and spiritual atmosphere. Another important and of course interesting point is, a 3D perspective view of this mosque is also available on "Google Earth".
4. Vank Cathedral
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4.5 based on 865 reviews
Reviewed By DubaiYogini - Dubai, United Arab Emirates
The Armenian Quarter is simply stunning! The Vank Cathedral surprisingly has so many valuable artifacts. By the time we got here I was so tired of staring at art on ceilings I was just too exhausted to take in more incredible history lessions so perhaps keep a day for Armenian Quarter. Visit the Music Museum (trust me its more interesting than it sounds) and then eat, eat ,eat. Walk around and check out the charming restaurants and then perhaps go for dessert elsewhere because there are too many spots to choose from. The Vank Cathedral architecture indicates co-existance thousands of yrs back as u see the Islamic dome and the Christian pointed arch.
5. Jameh Mosque of Isfahan
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4.5 based on 601 reviews
Reviewed By mjomidi - Tehran, Iran
The Jame Mosque in undoubtedly one of the greatest buildings in the world. A magnificent structure in the city chosen to be Persia's capital in eleventh century during the reign of the Seljuks, an Irano-Turkish stock. With its four-ivan court enclosed by arcades and open galleries faced with mosaic faience on buff brick, more than 900 years of Persian architecture are revealed in this Great Mosque.
6. Seyyed Mosque
7. Lonban Mosque
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4.5 based on 13 reviews
Lonban one of the oldest quarters of Isfahan,is famous for its mosque.Its current structure is rebuilt in the contemporary era,but some of the plaster works and paintings are from the Safavidage.Some of the inscriptions on the portalare the art works of MohammadReza Emami.Besides there is an extraordinary woodenminbar which is one of the most exquisite artworks from the time of the Safavid dynasty
8. Atashgah - Zoroastrian Fire Temple
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4.0 based on 147 reviews
Reviewed By kemal_the_sonofwind - Istanbul, Turkey
We walked up there,it was lovely and interesting place to see.Nice view of Isfahan.As some of the restaurant were closed we have a wrapped shaurma and enjoyed the walk to the mountain.
9. Hakim Mosque
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4.0 based on 50 reviews
Reviewed By RodF428 - Royal Wootton Bassett, United Kingdom
This was built in 1654 by the physician of Shah Safi, Hakim Aoud, and is also known as the Doctor's Mosque. It is largely bare terracotta with simple blue geometrical designs, but also has a lavish pierced screen on the NW side of the courtyard. Both the entrance to the sanctuary's iwan and the niche containing the mimbar are delightful in their simplicity. Altogether a dlightful experience.
10. Ali Mosque Minaret
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4.0 based on 53 reviews
Reviewed By Zeinabsadatataei - Isfahan, Iran
Next to the atigh mosque there is a lot of minaret like Ali minaret and Ali mosque and harunie tomb related to seljuk era
