IRAN, ISFAHAN: Arched widows and niches in the Music Room of the Ali Qapu Palace. Ālī Qāpū is a grand palace in Isfahan, Iran.

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IRAN, ISFAHAN: Arched widows and niches in the Music Room of the Ali Qapu Palace. The Ālī Qāpū is a grand palace in Isfahan, Iran. It is located on the western side of the Naqsh-e Jahan Square opposite to Sheikh lotf allah mosque, and had been originally designed as a vast portal. It is forty-eight meters high and there are seven floors, each accessible by a difficult spiral staircase. In the sixth floor music room, deep circular niches are found in the walls, having not only aesthetic value, but also acoustic. Archival photo from 1977.

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Location: Isfahan, Iran
Photo credit: © DBA Images / Alamy / Afripics
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