Originally Posted By: Ice
I recently watched a program on PBS about the rise of the Islamic empire, and the Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque pictures they showed were obviously amazing. The scholars noted the detail of all the blue tiles, especially in the ceiling and main entrance. They praised this as simply the most wonderous and beautiful piece of architecture in ALL of Islamic architecture.


I think you might be mistaking this mosque with Shah/Imam mosque. If there's any talk about blue tiles, and the most outstanding example of Islamic architecture/tile work/calligraphy, that's definitely the Shah mosque next to this one. I've not posted any picture of that one yet.


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