Qeysarie Gate

Qeysarie Gate
سردر قیصریه
Location within Iran
General information
Status	Cultural
Type	Gate
Location	Isfahan, Iran
Coordinates	32°39′37″N51°40′36″E / 32.6603°N 51.6767°E / 32.6603; 51.6767

The Qeysarie gate is a historic gate in the main entrance of the Grand Bazaar of Isfahan (or Qeysarie Bazaar) in Isfahan, Iran. The gate originally had 3 floors, but the third floor was destroyed later. The destroyed third floor had been a Naqqarekhane. The gate was built in the 17th century during the Safavid era ^[1]

History

The Qeysarie gate may be named after Alexandria in Egypt. ^[2]

Gallery

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  An illustration of Qesariye gate by Jean Chardin, 1705
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  Exterior view, 2011
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  Exterior view, 2015
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  Tilework on the gate, 2012
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  Old photograph of the gate

See also

• List of the historical structures in the Isfahan province

References

1. "درگاه الکترونیکی شهرداری اصفهان". isfahan.ir. Archived from the original on 2011-02-20.
2. "قیصریه، بازاری به قدمت تاریخ اصفهان". خبرآنلاین (in Persian). 2018-09-29. Retrieved 2020-11-16.