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The maidan, or public plaza, is an eight hectare space constructed under Shah Abbas I between 1590 and 1595 for state ceremonies and sport. A two storied, arcaded perimeter of stores was added by 1602 in an effort to introduce commerce to the area, luring merchants from the old city to the north.

Festivals and parades continued in this multifunctional space, alternating use of the large central area with commercial stalls. The arcaded facades were originally decorated with polychrome glazed tiles, the rhythm of the arcades broken once on each façade by the entrance to a building. On the south, the Shah Mosque; east, the Mosque of Shaykh Lutfallah; the Ali Qapu on the west façade; on the north the monumental entrance portal to a two kilometer bazaar which links the maydan to the old city.

The iwan of this grand portal, known as the Naqqara-khana, crowned with the representation of Sagittarius in mosaic tile, leads to the royal bazaar, the royal mint and the royal caravanserai. This was the strong room for the most valuable trade in the city.

country : Turkey
place : Istanbul

Hagia Sophia (Church of) Holy Wisdom, now known as the Ayasofya Museum, a former Eastern Orthodox church into a mosque in 1453 on the islands of Turks and converted into a museum in 1935. It is located in Istanbul, Turkey. It has traditionally been regarded as one of the great historic buildings. His conquest of the empire in the fall of Constantinople is considered one of the greatest tragedies of Christianity in the Greek Orthodox faithful.
The name comes from the Greek names Ἁγία Σοφία, compression Ναός τῆς Ἁγίας τοῦ Θεοῦ Σοφίας, in the sense of “Holy Wisdom of God.” He is also known as Sancta Sophia in Latin and Ayasofya in Turkish. Although sometimes referred to as “Santa Sofia” in English is not the name on behalf of St. Sophia – the Greek word Sophia means “wisdom”.

Dome of the Rock (Arabic:, translit.: Qubbat As-Sakhrah, translit.: Kipat Hasela, Turkish: Kubbetüs Sahra) is a notable Islamic holy site of pilgrimage for Muslims as the word Masjid al-Aqsa or the Noble Sanctuary (al – Haram Al-Qudsi al-Sharif) – that Jews and Christians call Har ha-Bayit or the Temple Mount – which remains one of the most famous monuments in Jerusalem. It was 687 to 691 of 9 Caliph ‘Abd al-Malik. Very often mistakingly called the Mosque of Omar, the mosque Caliph Umar ibn al-Khattab, living in close proximity to the Church of the Holy grave.

Pantheon (Pantheon Latin infrequently Pantheum , Pantheion from Greek, means “haven for all the gods”) is a building in Rome, which was originally built as a temple of the seven gods of the seven planets in the state religion of ancient Rome, but it was Christian Church from 7 century. This is the best preserved of all Roman buildings and the oldest building in the world with its original roof intact. He has been in continuous use throughout its history. Although the identity Pantheon chief architect remains uncertain, largely due to Apollodorus of Damascus.