Esfahan Imam Square: Maidan-e-Naghsh-e-Jahan Square, Iran
The official name of the Imam Square is "Maidan-e-Naghsh-e-Jahan" which means Square of the World Portraits. In 1598, Shah Abbas I changed the capital to Isfahan and with large-scale city plans, began the construction of a new urban city. This huge square is 512 m from north to south and 159 m from West to East. he sun goes down in the nearby Zagros Mountains.
History : 1500-2000 |