A history of architecture in all countries, from the earliest times to the present day (1902)
Fergusson, James, 1808-1886, Spiers, Richard Phené, 1838-1916, Kerr, Robert, 1823-1904 · London, J. Murray · leaf 594
dynasty of the Sufis, who succeeded in1499. The most powerful and brilliant sovereign of this race wasShah Abbas the Great (a.d. 1585-1629), whose great works renderedhis capital of Ispahan one of the most splendid cities of the East.Among these works, by far the most magnificent was the great… … 1009. View of the Tomb at Sultanieh. of 86 arches on the longer and 30 on the shorter sides, richly orna-mented, and broken in the centre of each face by a handsome edifice.The great mosque is at one end, opposite to which is the bazaar gate,and in the longer side the Luft Ullah mosque; facing this…
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