Kakh-e Ali Qapu Review

Isfahan Ali Cap Palace Abbas the Great received foreign guests to enjoy the polo performances. I walked in and found that the walls inside were badly damaged, and many beautiful patterns on the walls were only left.

The Alikapp Palace on the west side of the square has 6 floors, 48 meters high, and standing on the balcony on the 3rd floor can look around the entire square. Unfortunately, the walls inside are seriously damaged, and many beautiful styles on the walls have only left the lines. The concert hall on the third floor is unique and chic.

I really like the wooden ceiling of the palace, without a trace of color decoration, which is extremely rare for Islamic architecture known for its colorful colors, reminiscent of the promenade of the original earth brick columns of the Jama Mosque. Another highlight of the palace is the elevated colonnade with 18 slender columns, which overlooks the Imam Square, but unfortunately the scaffolding is maintained, and the sight is cut off.

After buying 200,000 riyals of tickets, enter the Alikapu Palace to visit, enter the entrance to see the old photos of Alikapu Palace history, and then walk through the special product shops and coffee bars under the shade of trees. This layout is also very strange. The shops and bars are usually at the end of the passageway. Then, as you climb the narrow stairs, hover over the brightly painted floors and the fading murals on the walls, you always feel that the so-called palace seems a bit brash. Because it is a prescribed route to visit, the view can be limited, so the initial impression is very general. Walking to the third floor parade platform, although the scaffolding that is being repaired all year round affects the view, standing here overlooking the Imam Square under the blue sky and white clouds is still very shocking. Very large square, very green lawn, beautiful fountain, very neat houses, very tall buildings. Here you can see the full picture of the Imam Mosque, the Sheikh Raf Mosque opposite, and the mountains surrounding Isfahan. The city does not have many high-rise buildings, but it is full of green trees, and the imam square is neat and demure. Walking back indoors from the third floor parade platform, you can see some murals and photos of the protection of the Ali Capoue Palace, and then climb the spiral staircase. There is a small balcony with the back to the Imam Square, overlooking part of the Ali Capoue Palace courtyard. Arikapu Palace is the bedding palace of Abbas the Great, built in 1597-1603, the entire palace building has 6 floors, 48 meters high, is the tallest building in Isfahan, and is also the most valuable cultural heritage in the art and architecture field during the Safavi period. The entire palace is quite large, but it is not open to tourists. Finally, we came to the concert hall on the top floor, and the interior here made us feel a huge visual impact in the moment, and the hollow dome was never seen. The color is general but the shape of the different hollow carvings are covered with the dome of the interior, and I have seen countless domes in Iran. This dome is the first time I have seen it. Hollow carvings of various patterns, many musical instruments shadow hidden in these patterns, light-transmitting grid windows will scatter sunlight on these hollow carvings, no matter from that angle of view is beautiful. The tour is also limited in limited space, through the empty windows of the high places, the remaining murals can be vaguely seen. Walking to the highest point of the Ali Cap Palace, standing under the hollowed-out dome, completely subverting our first superficial understanding of the door. This palace is very unusual, and the owner of this palace is even more unusual.

Walking here when you have time is a good choice!

Ali Qapu Palace (closed every Friday and noon in summer). "Ali Qapu" means "high gate", a place where the monarch receives and entertains foreign envoys. Abbas I's residence, built in the late sixteenth century, is on green land and a majestic gateway to the palace. The highlight of the palace is the elevated colonnade, with 18 slender columns, which provide a panoramic view of the Imam Square and provide the best angle to view the Shah Mosque. The uniqueness of the palace architecture is that the whole building is three floors from the front, four floors from the side, five floors from the back, and actually six floors, which makes people feel an elusive feeling. This attraction is the most visited place in Iran, almost people go upstairs and downstairs. The most exquisite thing about the entire palace is the concert hall on the top floor, which is said to be the emperor's private KTV. The area of the concert hall is not large, but it is very exquisite. The four walls and roof are all decorated with wooden wisps into vases, tea cups and other shapes, which not only have decoration effect but also reduce the reflection of sound to improve the sound effect. The beauty on the mural is the bun face Danfengyan body, and the high brow and deep eyes of the Iranian beauty are not the same, more like the Oriental people~ The platform overlooks the entire Imam Square, where the royal family used to watch polo games.