Chaharbagh School
Historic complex in Isfahan, Iran
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Chahār Bāgh School or the Chahār Bāgh Madrasa (Persian: مدرسه چهارباغ, romanized: Madrese-ye Chahār Bāgh, lit. 'School of the Four Gardens'), also known as Madrese-ye Madar-e Shah, is a 17–18th century cultural complex in Isfahan, Iran.[1] The compound was built in the late Safavid era, during the reign of Shah Soltan Hoseyn, to serve as a theological and clerical school.[citation needed]
Gallery
- 19th century drawing of the school by French architect Pascal Coste
- The Shah Soltan Hoseyn Mosque by Eugène Flandin, 1840
- A Street View of the Chahar Bagh Madrasa in Isfahan by Mohammad Hossein Mosavvar-ol-Molki, early 20th century
