Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
2
Haji Fakr Mosque
B2
3
Jameh Mosque
D1
4
Maryam Church/Zurkhaneh
B1
5
Mirza Ali Akba Mosque
B2
6
People Museum
A1
7
Pol-e-Ebrahimabad
C3
8
Sheikh Safi-od-Din Mausoleum
A2
Sleeping
9
Hotel Negin
B1
10
Mosaferkhaneh Safavi
B2
11
Sabalan Hotel
A2
Eating
12
Confectionery Shops
A2
13
Hajkhalim Chaykhaneh
B1
14
Sofrakhane Sonati Ebrahimabad
C3
15
Teahouse
B3
Transport
16
Homai Travel
B2
17
Minibuses to Khalkoran
C1
18
Shuttle Taxi to Bus Terminal
C1
19
Shuttle Taxi to Meshginshahr Terminal/Moghan Sq
C1
MAUSOLEUM
Sheikh Safi-od-Din Mausoleum
Though relatively compact, the
Safi-od-Din Mausoleum Complex
(Sheikh Safi St; ad-
mission US$1; 8am-5pm winter, 8am-noon & 3.30-7pm summer, closed Mon)
is west-
ern Iran's most dazzling Safavid monument and a World Heritage Site. The patriarch is
buried with lesser notables in an iconic 1334
Allah-Allah tower
, so named because the
apparently geometrical motif in blue-glazed brick is actually the endlessly repeated name
of God. To see the beautiful wooden sarcophagi enter through a splendid little courtyard
of turquoise tiling, then the
Ghandil Khaneh
(lantern house) where the intensity of gold
and indigo decoration is very striking. To the left, the glorious 1612
ChiniKhaneh
(china
room) is honeycombed with 'stalactite'-vaulted gilt niches originally designed to display
