Imamzadeh Ja'far, Isfahan

Coordinates: 32°39′48″N 51°41′04″E / 32.663333°N 51.684444°E / 32.663333; 51.684444
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Imamzadeh Ja'far
Religion
AffiliationShia Islam
ProvinceIsfahan
Location
LocationIsfahan, Iran
MunicipalityIsfahan
Imamzadeh Ja'far, Isfahan is located in Iran
Imamzadeh Ja'far, Isfahan
Shown within Iran
Geographic coordinates32°39′48″N 51°41′04″E / 32.663333°N 51.684444°E / 32.663333; 51.684444
Architecture
TypeImamzadeh
Dome(s)1

Imamzadeh Ja'far (Persian: امامزاده جعفر) is an imamzadeh in Isfahan, Iran. It is located opposite the Esmaeil religious complex. It is one of the pre-eminent structures of the Ilkhanid era. It is related that this emamzadeh is the grave of Ja'far ibn Abī Tālib, a companion of Mohammad. This structure was located formerly in the middle of a large yard, but it is now surrounded by residential buildings. The mausoleum is hexagonal and short and it seems that it had had a pyramid dome before, but its dome was destroyed and another dome like the dome of Chalabioghlou mausoleum in Soltaniyeh was built for it. This Emamzadeh is partly decorated by tiles.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Hosseyn Yaghoubi (2004). Arash Beheshti (ed.). Rāhnamā ye Safar be Ostān e Esfāhān(Travel Guide for the Province Isfahan) (in Persian). Rouzane. p. 116. ISBN 964-334-218-2.