Masjed-e Jamé of Isfahan,Iran.

Masjed-e Jamé of Isfahan,Iran.

Located in the historic centre of Isfahan, the Masjed-e Jamé (‘Friday mosque’) 

or Isfahan Imam Mosque(Jameh Abbasi Mosque)can be seen as a stunning illustration of the evolution of mosque architecture 

over twelve centuries, starting in ad 841. It is the oldest preserved edifice 

of its type in Iran and a prototype for later mosque designs throughout Central Asia. 

The site also features remarkable decorative details 

representative of stylistic developments over more than a thousand years of Islamic art.

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Date of Inscription: 2012

Ref: 1397 Source(Unesco.Org)

Thank you Stefanie for the beautiful postcard and nice stamp/s.

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Armanian Monastic Ensemble of Iran.

The Armenian Monastic Ensembles of Iran, in the north-west of the country, consists of three monastic ensembles of the Armenian Christian faith: St Thaddeus and St Stepanos and the Chapel of Dzordzor. These edifices - the oldest of which, St Thaddeus, dates back to the 7th century – are examples of outstanding universal value of the Armenian architectural and decorative traditions. They bear testimony to very important interchanges with the other regional cultures, in particular the Byzantine, Orthodox and Persian. Situated on the south-eastern fringe of the main zone of the Armenian cultural space, the monasteries constituted a major centre for the dissemination of that culture in the region. They are the last regional remains of this culture that are still in a satisfactory state of integrity and authenticity. Furthermore, as places of pilgrimage, the monastic ensembles are living witnesses of Armenian religious traditions through the centuries.

This is my first ever card from Iran for which I have been trying since a year.Thank you so much Ingrid for this 

excellent heritage site card of St Stepanos Monastery.

Date of Inscription: 2008

Ref: 1262

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