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Ali Qapu Palace

September 12, 2019 , IRAN , ESFAHAN

A view of Ali Qapu Palace in Isfahan, Iran. Ali Qapu Palace is an imperial palace in Isfahan, Iran. It is located on the western side of the Naqsh-e Jahan Square, opposite to Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque, and had been originally designed as a vast portal entrance to the grand palace which stretched from the Naqsh-e Jahan Square to the Chahar Baq Boulevard. The palace served as the official residence of Persian Emperors of the Safavid dynasty. UNESCO inscribed the Palace and the Square as a World Heritage site due to its cultural and historical importance.

Photo: Morteza Aminoroayayi / IRAN IMAGES

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