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- Sheikh Lotf Allah Mosque
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Sheikh Lotf Allah Mosque
(Masjed-e Sheikh Lotf-o-llah) is one of the architectural masterpieces of Safavid Iranian architecture, standing on the eastern side of Naghsh-i Jahan Square, Isfahan, Iran. Tourist guides in Isfahan also spell it Sheik Lotfollah Mosque.It was built in 1615 by the orders of Shah Abbas I
of the Safavid dynasty. The architect of the edifice was Muhammad Reza ibn Ustad Hosein Banna Isfahani. He finished construction of the mosque in 1618.