Qeysarie Gate

Qeysarie Gate
سردر قیصریه
Location within Iran
General information
StatusCultural
TypeGate
LocationIsfahan, Iran
Coordinates32°39′37″N 51°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 and 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]

See also

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.