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domed monument replaces earlier, smaller domed structures in 1055/447 AH (Ganjnamah)

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آستانه حضرت معصومه

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Transliterated

Astaneh-e Hazrat-e Ma'sumeh

Alternate transliteration

Shrine of Hazrat-i Ma'sumah

Translated

Shrine of Hazrat-i Masumeh

Shrine of Hazrat-e Masumeh

حرم مطهر حضرت معصومه

Alternate

Haram-i Mutahhar-i Hazrat-i Ma'sumah

Hazrat-i Ma'suma Shrine Complex

آستانه فاطمه معصومه

Shrine of Fatima al-Masumeh

Shrine of Fatima al-Ma'sumah

Fatima Ma'suma Shrine

Fatimeh Ma'sumeh Shrine

مسهد فاطمه

Mashhad-i Fatimah

Fatima Shrine

Shrine of Fatima

معصومه قم

Masooma-e-Qum

Masuma-e Qum

Qajar

Dynasty of Kurdish origin which ruled Iran during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries/eleventh and twelve centuries AH<table border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="3" width="100%"><tbody><tr> <th> </th></tr></tbody></table>



 

 

 

 
 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Although the founder of the dynasty was probably a 
Sunni, the Safavids later became Shi'a and adopted this as a state 
religion. Little remains of the early architecture of the Safavids who 
established capitals first at Tabriz and later at Qazvin. The little 
that does survive indicates that they continued the architectural forms 
established by their predecessors the Timurids. Thus the Safavids 
continued to use the complex vaulting forms, with networks of arches, 
squinches and pendentives, developed under the Timurids. An early 
example of a Safavid building is the tomb of Harun-i Vilayat which 
although Timurid in form has an emphasis on exterior tile decoration. 
This was a feature which was developed in later Saffavid architecture 
where the architectural form seems to be subordinated to the tile 
patterns.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The most productive period of Safavid architecture began in 1598/1006 AH 
with Shah Tahmasp's decision to redesign Isfahan as an imperial capital.
 The centre of the new developments was the Maidan-i-Shah which is a 
rectangular square or park around which was built the palace, the 
principal mosques and the principal bazar of the city. The main 
characteristics of this architecture was the layout and planning with 
the mosques built at a deliberate angle to the maidan to show off both 
their monumental portals (pishtaq iwans) and their glazed domes. 
Similarly the main gate of the palace, the Ali Qapu, was made into a 
pavilion overlooking the Maidan-i-Shah from which the shah's palace 
could be seen. The emphasis on accessibility is also demonstrated in the
 tomb complexes, where the outside faces are pierced with arches instead
 of forbidding walls. This is also seen on utilitarian structures such 
as the famous Pol-i-Khaju bridge built in 1650/1059 AH. This bridge, which links
 Isfahan to the southern palace, is 110 m long and has two tiers of 
arcades which provide shelter from the summer heat. Another 
characteristic of the architecture is the use of lighter materials such 
as wood, stucco, paint and tiles, and an increasing emphasis on gardens.
 However, this may appear to be a development simply because earlier 
structures of this type have not survived.&nbsp;Outside Isfahan buildings such as caravanserais are generally larger and plainer than their predecessors indicating the growth of commercial traffic. Petersen, Andrew.&nbsp;Dictionary of Islamic Architecture.&nbsp;London and New York: Routledge, 1999.

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