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Imamzadeh Ismail and Shayah Mosque

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The entrance of the Imamzadeh has two gilded wooden doors with very thin lines of gold on a steel background. A hallway within the Imamzadeh holds many paintings, painted by Mohammad Saleh Esfahani.
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periods. This complex is number 112 on the list of Iran's national monuments, and it comprises the Imamzadeh Ismail and the Shayah Mosque.
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The original structure was a pre-Islamic building that was converted into a mosque during the
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period in the 11th century, and was originally built over a smaller mosque that dated to the
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One of the doors in the religious complex, with muqarnas style above the doorway
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Shayah Mosque in the 11th century, Imamzadeh Ismail in the 17th century
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for a more comprehensive list on the historical sites in Isfahan, Iran
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A sign board at the Shayah Mosque, displaying the Islamic story of
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and a mention of many other tombs dedicated to him throughout Iran
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An overview of the religious complex as seen from its courtyard
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period. The mosque is believed to contain the tomb of
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Emamzadeh Esmaeil, Isfahan

Affiliation
Twelver Shi'ite
Isfahan Province
Isfahan
Iran
Isfahan
Imamzadeh Ismail and Shayah Mosque is located in Iran
Geographic coordinates
32°39′47″N 51°41′09″E / 32.663186°N 51.685767°E / 32.663186; 51.685767
mosque
mausoleum
Imamzadeh
Dome
Minaret
Persian
Isfahan
Iran
Seljuk
Safavid
Rashidun conquest of Persia

Imamzadeh
Persian
Ahlulbayt
Hasan ibn Ali
Shah Abbas I
Safi of Persia

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