Ali Qapu (the Sublime Gate) is a grand palace in Isfahan, Iran. It is located on the western side of the Maidan-e-Imam (Imam Square, formerly Maidan-e-Shah), 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. The quintessential medieval European palace: Palais de la Cité, in Paris, the royal palace of France. ... Isfahan or Esfahan can refer to either a city or a province in Iran: Isfahan (city) Isfahan (province) Isfahan (rugs) Ispahan a kind of rose and an older pronounciation of the citys name. ...
AliQapu (the Sublime Gate) is a grand palace in Isfahan, Iran.
AliQapu is rich in naturalistic wall paintings by Reza Abbassi, the court painter of Shah Abbas I, and his pupils.
AliQapu was repaired and restored substantially during the reign of Shah Sultan Hussein, the last Safavid ruler, but fell into a dreadful state of dilapidation again during the short reign of invading Afghans.
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