Isfahan was at one time dotted with these minarets. One of the earlier surviving ones is the minaret of the Masjid-i-Ali, seen in this picture. The minaret and mosque were both built in the time of the Seljuk Sultan Sanjar in the middle of the twelfth century. The mosque was later rebuilt and redecorated during Safavid times but the minar stands in its original form and decoration (foreground of the picture). - SK
Photograph created 1967. Photograph processed September 1967. Formerly cataloged as B10.026. Notes written on the slide or index: Mirar Ali.
