On my last trade with Emerich, i've got cards from 4 new UNESCO sites. This one is from Iran, it shows the Oljaito Altar, inside the Masjed-e Jāmé of Isfahan.
Masjed-e Jāmé of Isfahan was classified as a UNESCO WHS in 2012.
Photo by: M.
Ebrahimi
Located in the historic centre of Isfahan, the Masjed-e Jāmé
(‘Friday mosque’) can be seen as a stunning illustration of the evolution of
mosque architecture over twelve centuries, starting in ad 841. It
is the oldest preserved edifice of its type in Iran and a prototype for later
mosque designs throughout Central Asia. The complex, covering more than
20,000 m2, is also the first Islamic building that adapted the
four-courtyard layout of Sassanid palaces to Islamic religious architecture. Its
double-shelled ribbed domes represent an architectural innovation that inspired
builders throughout the region. The site also features remarkable decorative
details representative of stylistic developments over more than a thousand years
of Islamic art. - in: http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1397
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