Jameh Mosque of Isfahan

E397700

World Heritage Site congregational mosque historic monument mosque

The Jameh Mosque of Isfahan is one of Iran’s oldest and most important congregational mosques, renowned for its monumental layout and richly decorated brick and stucco work that exemplify the height of Seljuk architectural innovation.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Great Mosque of Isfahan	2
Jameh Mosque of Isfahan canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3906130 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Jameh Mosque of Isfahan
Context triple: [Seljuk architecture, hasNotableExample, Jameh Mosque of Isfahan]

A. Shah Mosque of Isfahan
The Shah Mosque of Isfahan is a masterpiece of Safavid-era Persian architecture renowned for its grand scale, intricate tilework, and richly decorated domes and iwans.
B. Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque
Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque is a renowned 17th-century Safavid-era mosque in Isfahan, Iran, celebrated for its exquisite tilework, intricate interior decoration, and distinctive domed architecture.
C. Goharshad Mosque
Goharshad Mosque is a prominent 15th-century Islamic mosque in Mashhad, Iran, renowned for its richly ornamented Timurid-era architecture and historical significance.
D. Jameh Mosque of Qazvin
The Jameh Mosque of Qazvin is one of Iran’s oldest and most historically significant congregational mosques, notable for its layered Islamic architecture and centuries of religious and cultural importance.
E. Jameh Mosque of Yazd
The Jameh Mosque of Yazd is a historic Persian mosque in central Iran renowned for its towering minarets, intricate tilework, and exemplary Timurid-era Islamic architecture.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Jameh Mosque of Isfahan
Target entity description: The Jameh Mosque of Isfahan is one of Iran’s oldest and most important congregational mosques, renowned for its monumental layout and richly decorated brick and stucco work that exemplify the height of Seljuk architectural innovation.

A. Shah Mosque of Isfahan
The Shah Mosque of Isfahan is a masterpiece of Safavid-era Persian architecture renowned for its grand scale, intricate tilework, and richly decorated domes and iwans.
B. Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque
Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque is a renowned 17th-century Safavid-era mosque in Isfahan, Iran, celebrated for its exquisite tilework, intricate interior decoration, and distinctive domed architecture.
C. Goharshad Mosque
Goharshad Mosque is a prominent 15th-century Islamic mosque in Mashhad, Iran, renowned for its richly ornamented Timurid-era architecture and historical significance.
D. Jameh Mosque of Qazvin
The Jameh Mosque of Qazvin is one of Iran’s oldest and most historically significant congregational mosques, notable for its layered Islamic architecture and centuries of religious and cultural importance.
E. Jameh Mosque of Yazd
The Jameh Mosque of Yazd is a historic Persian mosque in central Iran renowned for its towering minarets, intricate tilework, and exemplary Timurid-era Islamic architecture.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World Heritage Site ⓘ congregational mosque ⓘ historic monument ⓘ mosque ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Islamic architecture ⓘ Seljuk architecture ⓘ
associatedWithDynasty	Ilkhanid dynasty ⓘ linked to: Mongol Ilkhanate Safavid dynasty ⓘ linked to: Safavid Empire Seljuk dynasty ⓘ linked to: Seljuk Empire Timurid dynasty ⓘ
country	Iran ⓘ
denomination	Shia Islam ⓘ
founded	8th century ⓘ
function	Friday mosque ⓘ congregational worship ⓘ
hasArchitecturalType	four-iwan mosque ⓘ
hasFeature	brick ornamentation ⓘ courtyard ⓘ domed chambers ⓘ four iwans ⓘ hypostyle prayer hall ⓘ inscription bands ⓘ mihrab ⓘ minarets ⓘ muqarnas decoration ⓘ stucco decoration ⓘ tile mosaic ⓘ
heritageDesignation	UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
locatedIn	Isfahan ⓘ Isfahan Province ⓘ linked to: Isfahan region central Iran ⓘ
locatedInHistoricArea	historic center of Isfahan ⓘ
majorDevelopmentPeriod	Ilkhanid period ⓘ Safavid period ⓘ linked to: Safavid Empire Seljuk period ⓘ Timurid period ⓘ
material	brick ⓘ stucco ⓘ tile ⓘ
notableDome	Nizam al-Mulk dome ⓘ Taj al-Mulk dome ⓘ linked to: Nizam al-Mulk dome
religion	Islam ⓘ
significance	major monument of Seljuk architectural innovation ⓘ one of the oldest mosques in Iran ⓘ prototype of four-iwan mosque plan in Iran ⓘ
significantReconstruction	11th century ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria	(ii) ⓘ (iii) ⓘ (iv) ⓘ (vi) ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageListingYear	2012 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId	1397 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Seljuk architecture → hasNotableExample → Jameh Mosque of Isfahan ⓘ

Seljuk architecture → hasNotableExample → Great Mosque of Isfahan ⓘ

linked to: Jameh Mosque of Isfahan

Islamic Civilization Park → hasReplicaOf → Great Mosque of Isfahan ⓘ