DAY 55 - ISFAHAN

55) SUNDAY, 21 AUGUST 1977 : 0KMS - ISFAHAN (ESFAHAN).

Writing 8 post cards to send back home and friends, telling where we are right now and washing the rest of used laundry.

SHAH SQUARE, ESFAHAN, IRAN : GOOGLE EARTH

Khaju Bridge, Isfahan - Photo : irangashttour.com / Bing images search

SHAH MOSQUE / IMAM / SHEIKH LOTFALLAH 
 

Text & Photo : beautifulmosques.com / Bing images aearch

Sheikh Lotf Allah Mosque is one of the architectural masterpieces of Safavid Iranian architecture, standing on the eastern side of Naghsh-i Jahan Square, Isfahan, Iran. Construction of the mosque started in 1615 and was finished in 1618. It was built by Shah Abbas I of the Safavid dynasty.
The building functioned as a prayer hall and lecture hall.

 

DAY 54 - ISFAHAN

54) SATURDAY, 20 AUGUST 1977 : 0KMS. - ISFAHAN (ESFAHAN)

Visit Juma mosque (Friday Mosque), religious school (Theological School) and Shah's Mosque.

Isfahan Friday's (Juma) Mosque - Photo : presstv.com / Google image search

Dom interior - Shah Mosque / Imam / Sheik Lotfallah - Photo : wikipedia.org / Google images search

Shah's Mosque is beautiful and massive size with delicate texture decoration designs . It is the Muslim construction art using contrast colorful pattern designs. 

Dom interior - Shah Mosque / Imam / Sheik Lotfallah - Photo : tea-and-carpets.blogspot / Google images

Shah Mosque / Imam / Sheik Lotfallah - Photo : commercialceilingdesigns.com / Google images search

The construction art of the tiers on top of the entrance façade looks very strange and interesting as well as decorative tiles of the  dome exterior are very fine and beautiful.
Today I changed another US $. 100. - 

From -PRESSTV.COM

Isfahan’s Friday Mosque has been inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List, making it the 14th Iranian site registered on the roll. The independent, 21-member World Heritage Committee announced the news during their 36th session in Saint Petersburg, Russia.  Isfahan’s Friday mosque is the oldest preserved edifice of its type in Iran and a prototype for later mosque designs throughout Central Asia. (Presstv.com) 

Shah Mosque / Imam / Sheik Lotfallah - Photo : wikipedia.org / Bing images search

DAY 53 - ISFAHAN

53) FRIDAY, 19 AUGUST 1977 : 0KMS. - ISFAHAN (ESFAHAN)

Another day for cleaning and washing clothes. We went out strolling around our camping area in the evening.

Isfahan - Photo : fouman.com / Google images search

Isfahan carpet - Photo : reza.dk / Google images search

DAY 52 - ISFAHAN

52) THURSDAY, 18 AUGUST 1977 : 0KMS. - Camping place, ISFAHAN

A big cleaning day for interior of the campervan, vacuumed the floor and brought some pieces of clothes like jeans to the luandry (each costed 30.- Rials). 

Photo : looseweightandgainhealth.com / Google images search

In the evening, we bought some vegetables for cooking our dinner - eggplants (aubergines) fried with basil leaves Thai style..

Naghshe Jahan square, ISFAHAN - Photo : wikipedia.org / Google images search

 

DAY 51 - ISFAHAN (ESFAHAN)

51) WEDNESDAY, 17 AUGUST 1977 : 420KMS. - ISFAHAN (ESFAHAN)

We left TEHRAN and continued to ISFAHAN (ESFAHAN) , in the south of TEHRAN on the  route through the mountains. We passed a wast arid and desert-like landscape. It was very hot and I drank  so much water that I did not feel hungry. A hot wind blew inside I could hardly breathe, like it used to be once in Greece. We had to close windows.

 

We spotted some caravanserais, old and exotic looks, with high walls on all 4 sides and round-shape roof.  The roofs were like domes but shorter and smaller, they were number of consecutive small domes.  We looked through the inside and saw a large courtyard in the middle area.

 

CARAVANSERAI - Photo : grete-david.com / Bing images search

On some parts along the way, the wind blew up high in the air with sand dust. Obviously it was a whirlwind, moved steadily forward. 

 

Esfahan /Isfahan - Photo : bruecke-reisen.de / Bing images search

We arrived ISFAHAN about 5.00 p.m. and parked our campervan at the provided camping area in front of Youth Hostel. We paid rather expensive for  the parking charge per day at 250.- Rial.