The Mosque of Shaykh Lutfallah: (initially Sadr Mosque) situated in the east of the Maydan with its golden tiled dome. It was constructed for an important shaykh in 1602 and used as the private oratory of the shah and his family.

 

View of the Mosque's facade on the Maydan-i-Shah as seen from the balcony of the Ali Qapu.   The richly tiled portal of the Mosque topped with the off-axis golden tiled dome.   The tiled muqarnas conch above the mosque entrance.

 

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