We visited the Royal Square (Maydan-e Shah). On the north side, the Royal Qaysariyyen Bazaar; on the east side, Lotfallah Mosque; on the west side, Ali Qapu Palace; on the south side, the Shah Mosque.
At the the Shah Mosque (Masjed-e Emam), 400 years ago, they built it with tremendous ability for amplification…at one spot, you can hear 7 echos.
Lotfallah Mosque (Masjed-e Lotfallah) – constructed between 1603 and 1617 as a private chapel for the imperial family, they have a peacock figure in the dome, with the tail illuminated by the sun, always pointing toward Mecca, no matter what the direction of the sun.
Kakh-e Ali Ghapu—a 7 story palace.
Shopping afternoon—we found a brass hanging lamp, 2 Ayatollah plates and a pair of scissors (for Ahura’s box). After a greasy kebab lunch at the local dive, we grabbed a taxi back to the hotel.
I continued the shopping for an hour; John enjoyed the local tearoom with some Iranian students.
Cyrus told us of a famous miniaturist near the hotel…. $450 later, we owned an original. (according to the artist, it’s based on an Omar Khyam poem. with men drinking wine, “but not too much”)
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