Visual Index of Esfahan Sites (Site name and description)
Ali Qapu Palace Ali Qapu Palace (17th century)
Palace located on the west side of the central square of Esfahan. 		Atashgah Fortress Atashgah Fortress (3rd-6th centuries)
Ruins of a beacon tower from the Sassanid Era.
Chehel Sotoun Pavilion Chehel Sotoun Pavilion (1647)
A pleasure pavilion in three parts. 		Hammam-e Ali Gholi Agha Hammam-e Ali Gholi Agha (18th century)
A traditional bath house converted into a museum.
Jamé Mosque Jamé Mosque (772 onward)
The quintessential Iranian mosque. 		Jolfa Vank Cathedral Jolfa Vank Cathedral (1655-64)
Cathedral built by Armenians relocated to Esfahan.
Manar Jomban Tomb Manar Jomban Tomb (14th century)
Tomb renowned for its shaking minarets. 		Naghsh-e Jahan Square Naghsh-e Jahan Square (1590s)
Central square of Esfahan.
Shah Mosque Shah Mosque (1611)
An important mosque at the south end of the maidan (central square). 		Si-o-Seh Pol Bridge Si-o-Seh Pol Bridge (1602)
The 'Bridge of Thirty-Three Arches'.

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All images copyright 2009 Sanaz Shirshekar. Photographed April 2009.

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