Horse and buggy ( Naqsh-i Jahan Square ), Isfahan, Iran

* Naqsh-i Jahan Square in Google Maps

The oldest relief at Naqsh-i Rustam is severely damaged and dates to c. 1000 BC.

* Ernst Herzfeld Papers, Series 5: Drawings and Maps, Records of Naqsh-i Rustam Collections Search Center, S. I. R. I. S., Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D. C.

Naqsh-e Jahan Square in Isfahan is the site of a medieval royal polo field.

* Construction begins on Naghsh-i Jahan Square in Isfahan, Persia.

* Iran – Persepolis, Naqsh-e Jahan Square

Entrance to Sheykh Lotfollah mosque, Naqsh-e Jahan Square, Isfahan

The renaissance in Persian mosque and dome building came during the Safavid dynasty, when Shah Abbas, in 1598 initiated the reconstruction of Isfahan, with the Naqsh-e Jahan Square as the centerpiece of his new capital.

The Naghsh-e Jahan Square in Isfahan is one of the largest city squares in the world and an outstanding example of Iranian and Islamic architecture.

Naghsh-i Jahan Square, Isfahan, Iran

Tourists horse-drawn taxis in Naghsh-i Jahan Square, Esfahan.

* Naqsh-e Jahan Square, Isfahan

The renaissance in Persian mosque and dome building came during the Safavid dynasty, when Shah Abbas, in 1598 initiated the reconstruction of Isfahan, with the Naqsh-e Jahan Square as the centerpiece of his new capital.

" Isfahan became the centre of Safavid architectural achievement, with the mosques Masjed-e Shah and the Masjed-e Sheykh Lotfollah and other monuments like the Ali Qapu, the Chehel Sotoun palace, and the Naghsh-i Jahan Square.

Naqsh-e Jahan Square, in Isfahan, an example of Iranian Squares known as maydan.

A maydan is considered as one of the essential features in urban planning and they are often adjucent to bazaars, large mosques and other public buildings. Naqsh-e Jahan Square in Isfahan and Azadi Square in Tehran are examples of classic and modern squares.

Naghsh-i Jahan Square, Isfahan

Michael Everson at Naqsh-e Jahan Square in Isfahan in 2005

* 1610s – Mohammadreza Isfahani builds Naghsh-i Jahan Square in Isfahan, Iran.

* Maidaan-e naqsh-e jehaan, or Naqsh-e Jahan Square, a square in the centre of Isfahan, Iran

The Bazaar of Isfahan is located in downtown old Isfahan, Iran, in the northern section of the Naqsh-e Jahan Square.

It has an area of about 50, 000 m < sup > 2 </ sup >, plus adjacent areas, and is the largest square in Tehran and the second largest in Iran, being smaller than Naqsh-e Jahan Square in Isfahan.

Naqsh-e Jahan Square ( Maidān-e Naqsh-e Jahān ; trans: " Image of the World Square "), known as Imam Square ( میدان امام ), formerly known as Shah Square ( میدان شاه ), is a square situated at the center of Isfahan city, Iran.

The Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan also intended to construct his capitol at Agra as an urban center that would rival both Istanbul and Isfahan in all its wealth and cultural lifestyle. He even bestowed the title or surname " Chaudhury " to the family of Dutta Chaudhury, the very ancient Zamindar of Andul, which is situated in Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

The Naqsh-e Jahan derby is a football match played annually in of Isfahan, Iran, between the two rival professional teams of the city: Zob Ahan F. C.

Naqsh-e Jahan is an important square in old centrum of Isfahan.

Imam Mosque, is a mosque in Isfahan, Iran standing in south side of Naghsh-i Jahan Square.

The Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan is known to have introduced much more advanced Matchlocks, their designs were a combination of Ottoman and Mughal designs.

He was thought of allowing his wife, Nur Jahan, too much power and her continuous plotting at court is considered to have destabilized the imperium in the final years of his rule.

He is noted for his role as Emperor Shah Jahan in Taj Mahal: An Eternal Love Story.

However, one can still find smaller mosques in more suburban and rural regions throughout Europe where Muslims populate, an example of this is the Shah Jahan Mosque in Woking, the first purpose built mosque in the UK.

Shahanshah Shah Jahan erected many splendid monuments, the most famous of which is the Taj Mahal at Agra, built in 1632-1648 as a tomb for his beloved wife, Empress Mumtaz Mahal.

Shah Jahan is also believed to have had the most refined of the tastes in the arts and architecture, and is credited with having commissioned about 777 gardens in Kashmir, his favourite summer residence.

Shah Jahan was also very well known and praised for his bravery, as a young man he is known to have rescued an imperial serviceman from ambushing lions.

The Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan is accompanied by his three sons: Dara Shikoh, Shah Shuja ( Mughal ) | Shah Shuja and Aurangzeb, including their maternal grandfather Abul-Hasan ibn Mirza Ghiyas Beg | Asaf Khan IV.

This is in direct opposition to how her aunt Nur Jahan had been perceived.

There is no reputable scholarship to support this hypothesis, however, nor for other horrific legends that Shah Jahan maimed, blinded, or killed those responsible for designing and building the Taj Mahal.

The Taj Mahal is the most notable example of Islamic architecture in South Asia it was constructed according to the commands of the famous Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan.

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" Captain Alexander Hamilton, writing in 1727, described how the Mughal ruler Shah Jahan ordered an offending military commander to be carried " to the Elephant Garden, and there to be executed by an Elephant, which is reckoned to be a shameful and terrible Death ".

The Taj Mahal in Agra, India built by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan as a mausoleum for his wife, represents the pinnacle of Mughal Islamic architecture in India and is one of the most recognisable buildings in the world.

The most famous examples of Mughal architecture are the series of imperial mausolea, which started with the pivotal Tomb of Humayun, but is best known for the Taj Mahal, completed in 1648 by emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal who died while giving birth to their 14th child.

The Red Fort at Agra ( 1565 – 74 ) and the walled city of Fatehpur Sikri ( 1569 – 74 ) are among the architectural achievements of this time — as is the Taj Mahal, built as a tomb for Queen Mumtaz Mahal by Shah Jahan ( 1628 – 58 ).

While Rakesh was in space, he was asked by the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on a famous conversation, who asked him how does India look from space, Rakesh replied " Saare Jahan se Achcha Hindustan Hamara " meaning ' ur land of Hindustan, is the Best in the world '.

The Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan is accompanied by his and Mumtaz Mahal's three sons: Dara Shikoh, Shah Shuja and Aurangzeb, including their maternal grandfather Abul-Hasan ibn Mirza Ghiyas Beg | Asaf Khan IV.

The magnificent 12th-century mausoleum of Momine Khatun, the wife of Ildegizid ruler, Great Atabeg Jahan Pehlevan, is the main attraction of modern Nakhchivan.