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Emamzadeh Jafar, Isfahan

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Location
  
Isfahan, Iran

Province
  
Isfahan Province

Architectural type
  
Imamzadeh

Affiliation
  
Shia Islam

Municipality
  
Isfahan

Number of domes
  
1

Emamzadeh Jafar, Isfahan

Address
  
Isfahan, Isfahan Province, Iran

Similar
  
Emamzadeh Esmaeil and Isaia, Mausoleum of Safavid Princes, Emamzadeh Shah Zeyd, Emamzadeh Haroun‑e‑Velayat, Jarchi mosque

Emamzadeh Jafar (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.

References

Emamzadeh Jafar, Isfahan Wikipedia