Chaharbagh Madrasa
Also known as: Chaharbagh Madrasa
madrasa in Isfahan, Iranian national heritage site
Key facts
- Built
- 1699
- Foundation/Institution
- I. Hüseyin
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Overview
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The Chaharbagh Madrasa is a Safavid-era educational complex in Isfahan, Iran. Its name means "Four Gardens", and it is also known as the Madar-e Shah Madrasa. It was founded as a school of theology and religious learning and is described as a cultural complex of the 17th and 18th centuries. It is regarded as an example of late Safavid architecture and is registered as an Iranian national heritage site. The madrasa stands on Chaharbagh Abbasi Street, in the Naqsh-e Jahan area.
History
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The madrasa was built in the late Safavid period, during the reign of Shah Soltan Hoseyn, to provide theological and clerical education. According to the record, it dates to 1699 and was commissioned by Hoseyn I. The building is now protected as an Iranian national heritage site.
From Wikipedia
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. The compound was built in the late Safavid era, during the reign of Shah Soltan Hoseyn, to serve as a theological and clerical school.
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Sources
Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%A9_%D8%AA%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%BA
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaharbagh_School
Wikipedia (fa): https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%87_%DA%86%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%BA
Wikipedia (fr): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89cole_de_Tchaharbagh
Wikipedia (id): https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sekolah_Chahar_Bagh
Wikipedia (ru): https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B5%D0%B4%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%B5_%D0%A7%D0%B0%D1%85%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B1%D0%B0%D0%B3