Main Title: Ali Qapu, Palace Complex at Isfahan, Isfahan, Ostan-e Esfahan, Iran
Image Title: General view 17198958

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Fine Arts Library, Harvard University
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Title:
Main Title: Ali Qapu, Palace Complex at Isfahan, Isfahan, Ostan-e Esfahan, Iran
Image Title: General view 17198958
Alternative title:
'Ali Kapu
'Ali Qapu
Date:
late 16th c.-mid. 17th c.
Description:
Culture: IslamicNote: General note: The Ali Qapu was begun by Shah Abbas I ca. 1597/1005 AH as a simple entrance hall for the royal palace complex, designed as a portal between the palace gardens and the maydan, but was gradually modified and extended until it reached its present form to accommodate court functions ca. 1660/1071 AH under Shah Abbas II. The Ali Qapu is located on the west facade of the Maydan-i Shah (now Maydan-i Imam) facing the Masjid-i Sheikh Luftallah.
Type:
still image
palaces
Type (Narrower):
Structures
Type (Broader):
Object
Subject:
palaces
gateways
talars
architecture
Provenance:
'Abbas I, Shah of Iran, 1571-1629/978-1038 AH, Iranian, 'Abbas II, Shah of Iran, r. 1642-66/1052-77 AH, Iranian (Patron)
Rights:
(CC BY-NC-SA) Attribution: Harvard Fine Arts Library, Special Collections SCW2016.07911
Identifier:
S47665_URN-3:FHCL:29084180
Is part of:
Stuart Cary Welch Islamic and South Asian Photographic Collection
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