Imam square
Naqsh Jahan Square is also known as Shah Historical Square and after the 1357 Iranian Revolution as Imam Square, the center of Isfahan city, which is located in the heart of Naqsh Jahan Historical Complex.
The historical buildings on the four sides of Naqsh Jahan Square include Ali Qapu, Shah Mosque (Imam Mosque), Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque and Sardar Qaisarieh, which is the main entrance to Isfahan Bazaar. In addition to these buildings, two hundred two-story rooms are located around the square, which are generally used to supply Isfahan handicrafts.
Geography and specifications
Naqsh Jahan Square is a rectangular square with a length of 560 meters and a width of 160 meters (440 feet long and 160 feet wide) in the center of Isfahan city.
There are two hundred two-story cells around the square. In addition to that, the four noble buildings, Shah Mosque, Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque and Sardar Qaisarieh were also built in the middle of the four sides of this rectangle.
Peripheral buildings
Around the square, the most famous and largest historical buildings of Isfahan, such as Abbasi Jame Mosque or Shah Mosque (on the southern side), Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque (on the eastern side), Ali Qapo Mansion (on the western side) and Sardar Qaisarieh (on the northern side) are built. The square is surrounded by four large markets.
