Eṣfahān, Great Mosque of — ▪ mosque, Eṣfahān, Iran Persian Masjed e Jāme ʿ (“Universal Mosque”), a complex of buildings in Eṣfahān, Iran, that centres on the 11th century domed sanctuary and includes a second smaller domed chamber, built in 1088, known for its… … Universalium
Esfahan — Esfahán [es΄fä han′] city in WC Iran: capital of Persia in the 17th cent.: pop. 1,127,000 * * * Es·fa·han (ĕs fə hänʹ) or Is·fa·han (ĭs ) A city of central Iran south of Tehran. An ancient town and capital of Persia from 1598 to 1722, it was long … Universalium
mosque — /mosk, mawsk/, n. a Muslim temple or place of public worship. [1600 10; earlier mosquee < MF < It moschea Ar masjid, deriv. of sajada to worship, lit., prostrate oneself; the ee seems to have been taken as dim. suffix and dropped] * * * I Islamic … Universalium
great — greatness, n. /grayt/, adj., greater, greatest, adv., n., pl. greats, (esp. collectively) great, interj. adj. 1. unusually or comparatively large in size or dimensions: A great fire destroyed nearly half the city … Universalium
King Saud Mosque — Infobox religious building caption=King Saud Mosque building name=King Saud Mosque location=flagicon|SAU Jeddah, Saudi Arabia geo=coord|21|31|18|N|39|10|57|E|region:SA type:landmark religious affiliation=Islam website= architect= architecture… … Wikipedia
Esfahān — Infobox Settlement official name = Esfahānnickname = Nesfe Jahan (Half of the world). imagesize = 350px image caption = Naghsh i Jahan Square, Isfahan. image sealsize = 52px mapsize = map caption = pushpin pushpin label position = pushpin map… … Wikipedia
Shah Mosque — Imam Mosque Masjed e Imam Imam Mosque Basic information Location Isfahan … Wikipedia
Jamé Mosque of Isfahan — This article is about Jame Mosque of Isfahan; for similar uses, see Jame mosque (disambiguation). Jamé Mosque is a mosque in Isfahan ( Eşfahān ), Iran and is the result of continual construction, reconstruction, additions and renovations on the… … Wikipedia
Islamic arts — Visual, literary, and performing arts of the populations that adopted Islam from the 7th century. Islamic visual arts are decorative, colourful, and, in religious art, nonrepresentational; the characteristic Islamic decoration is the arabesque.… … Universalium
Seljuq — ▪ Turkish dynasty also spelled Seljuk ruling military family of the Oğuz (Ghuzz) Turkmen tribes that invaded southwestern Asia in the 11th century and eventually founded an empire that included Mesopotamia, Syria, Palestine, and most of… … Universalium
