Mihrab in Shaykh Lutfallah Dome

Abstract

The muqarnas-adorned mihrab in the interior of the mosque.

Description

The mihrab is the only part of the interior that Baly has photographed, but the rest of the interior is much more remarkable. This is what Blair and Bloom say about it: "The visual and psychological impact on entering the vast, glowing room ... is stunning, for it is probably the most perfectly balanced interior in all of Persian architecture" (185). -MA

References
Blair, Sheila S., and Jonathan M. Bloom. The Art and Architecture of Islam: 1250–1800. New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 1994.
Image Notes

Photograph created 1963. Processing date unknown. Formerly cataloged as B.02.083. Notes written on the slide or index: Sh. Lotfollah.

Identifier B.083
Collection B: Mosques of Isfahan
Location Isfahan, Iran
Year 1963
Keywords Arches,
Tiles,
Inscription,
Quranic Inscription,
Arabic Inscription,
Mihrab,
Muqarnas,
Pointed Arches,
Thuluth Script,
Seventeenth Century,
Safavid,
Shaykh Lutfallah Mosque,
Written Date 1963
Slide Notes Sh. Lotfollah
Index Notes Lotfollah.
General Location Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque
Camera Location Mihrab on Southwest Side of Sheikh Lotfollah Dome
Precision Estimated
Angle 185 degrees S
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