Culture: IslamicMaterials/Techniques: alabasterNote: Inscription: Unite the visits to the church with the invocation of the name of God. Blessed is he who works zealously in the cause of devotion...for the house of the priests.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Culture: Islamic, IndianMaterials/Techniques: ruby (mineral), emerald (mineral), diamond (mineral), enamel, goldNote: Provenance: Gift to Russia from Nader Shah of Persia (1736-1747)
Culture: Islamic, IndianMaterials/Techniques: ruby (mineral), emerald (mineral), diamond (mineral), enamel, goldNote: Provenance: Gift to Russia from Nader Shah of Persia (1736-1747)