Main opening if the Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque, Isfahan, Iran - stock photo

Details of the interior walls of Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque in Isfahan, Iran. This shot is taken from under the dome in the main room of the mosque and looking towards the opening above the vestibule. The inscriptions on the wall are made by Ali Reza Abbasi, a the famous calligrapher. Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque is an architectural masterpiece from the Safavid Empire. It is located in Isfahan (Iran), on the eastern side of Naghsh-i Jahan Square (also called Shah Square or Imam Khomeini Square since the revolution of 1979). The mosque was built in the 17th century by Shaykh Bahai, during the reign of Shah Abbas I of Persia. This image was taken in Isfahan, in December 2015, during a journey by bicycle across Europe, Middle-East and Asia.