Place:Culture in Isfahan

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Short description: Culture of Esfahan

Template:Culture of IranTemplate:Isfahan city In 2006 Isfahan was named Cultural Capital of the Islamic world, by the Organization of the Islamic Conference.[1] Isfahan is the home of several UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Sites. The Naqsh-e Jahan Square (Shah Square) was built in the early 16th century when Isfahan was the capital of the Safavid empire, and it was one of the first sites in Iran to be inscribed on the World Heritage list, in 1979,[2][3] and the Jameh Mosque of Isfahan was designated a World Cultural Heritage site in 2012.[4] In addition, the Chehel Sotoun Palace in Isfahan is one of the nine sites around Iran that is part of the World Cultural Heritage site Persian gardens, inscribed on the list in 2011.[5]

The University of Isfahan Entertainment Industry Innovation Center offers education in computer game design and development.[6] Municipality of Isfahan Social, Cultural and Sports Organization (established in 1997) is one of the affiliated organizations of Isfahan Municipality.

There are more than 100 cultural and sports centers in the city.[vague][7] Isfahan joined the UNESCO Creative Cities Network in 2015.[8]

Gallery

  • Isfahan

  • Hasht Behesht

  • Horse shah abas square

  • map by Coste

See also

Note: This topic belongs to "Society " portal

  • Economy in Isfahan

Further reading

  • An Analysis of Isfahan citizenship culture[9]
  • Book Arts of Isfahan: Diversity and Identity in Seventeenth-Century Persia[10]
  • THE IDENTITY COMPONENTS FOR HISTORIC QUARTER OF CITY SURROUNDING CONTEXT OF JAME MOSQUE OF ISFAHAN[11]
  • From Pahlavi Isfahan to Pacific Shangri La: Revivıng, Restoring, and Reinventing Safavid Aesthetıcs, ca. 1920–40[12]

References

  1. ↑ "Isfahan set to become Cultural Capital of Islam for 2006" (Press release). Mehr News Agency. 9 January 2006. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  2. ↑ "Meidan Emam, Esfahan" (in en). UNESCO World Heritage Centre. https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/115/. 
  3. ↑ "Report of the 3rd Session of the Committee". UNESCO. 30 November 1979. https://whc.unesco.org/archive/repcom79.htm#113. 
  4. ↑ "Masjed-e Jāmé of Isfahan" (in en). UNESCO World Heritage Centre. http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1397/. 
  5. ↑ "The Persian Garden". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1372. 
  6. ↑ "داستان ما". University of Isfahan. https://uicvgame.ui.ac.ir/page-MainGame/fa/184/form/pId21058. 
  7. ↑ "درباره ما". http://www.esfahanfarhang.ir/fa-IR/DouranPortal/8068/page/%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%87-%D9%85%D8%A7. 
  8. ↑ "Isfahan, UNESCO City of Crafts and Folk Arts, 2015-2019 Monitoring Report". UNESCO. https://en.unesco.org/creative-cities/sites/creative-cities/files/isfahan_monitoring_report_2015-2019.pdf. 
  9. ↑ "SID.ir | تحليلي بر فرهنگ شهروندي در شهر اصفهان". 2020-09-11. https://www.sid.ir/fa/journal/ViewPaper.aspx?id=105072. 
  10. ↑ Taylor, Alice (1995). Book Arts of Isfahan: Diversity and Identity in Seventeenth-Century Persia. ISBN 978-0892363629. 
  11. ↑ Hossein, Saraei Mohammad; Fariba, Bahrami; Shirin, Mohrehkesh (Summer 2012). "The identity components for historic quarter of city surrounding context of Jame Mosque of Ishafan" (in en). Journal of Studies on Iranian Islamic City 2 (8). https://www.sid.ir/en/journal/ViewPaper.aspx?id=377166. Retrieved 25 September 2020. 
  12. ↑ Overton, Keelan (2012). "From Pahlavi Isfahan to Pacific Shangri La: Revivıng, Restoring, and Reinventing Safavid Aesthetıcs, ca. 1920–40". West 86th: A Journal of Decorative Arts, Design History, and Material Culture 19: 61–87. doi:10.1086/665682. https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/665682. Retrieved 25 September 2020. 

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