Experts from the Research Institute of Architectural and Urban Heritage Visit the Aliqoli Agha Complex in Isfahan

Experts from the Research Institute of Architectural and Urban Heritage of the Cultural Heritage and Tourism Research Institute visited the Aliqoli Agha complex in Isfahan. A pathology report and technical and specialized solutions are being prepared by the institute.

The experts of the Architectural and Urban Heritage Research Institute of the Cultural Heritage and Tourism Research Institute visited the Ali Qoli Agha complex in Isfahan city, and the pathology report and presentation of technical and specialized solutions are being prepared by this research institute.

According to the report of Aria Heritage reporter, Pirou Hamesh, the respected high official of the Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts, on the letter of Hojjatul Islam Ahmadreza Fallah, Imam of the Jamaat and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Ali Qali Agha Mosque-Madrasa, regarding the request for a technical and expert visit to the Ali Qali Agha Mosque-Madrasa and referral by Mohammad Ebrahim Zarei, the head of the research institute, to the Institute of Architecture and Urban Heritage, two research experts of the institute, Mohammad Dastjani Farahani and Sosan Nezhatzadeh, were sent to Isfahan by the research institute on 31 Shahrivar and 1 Mehr 1405 AH.

After the preliminary investigation and study, with the arrangements made with the mosque's board of trustees, a technical and expert visit and examination of the complex was carried out.

Ali Qali Agha complex is located in Bidabad neighborhood of Isfahan city and was built during the reign of Shah Sultan Hossein Safavi in 1122 A.H. Ali Qali Agha was one of the nobles of the Safavid court in that period and he was the founder of the construction of this complex. Hammam and mosque-school of Ali Qali Agha were registered in the list of national monuments of the country in 1313 AH with numbers 226 and 225.

In the past, this complex included a mosque-school, a bath, a market, a bazaar, a tavern, a caravanserai, a timcheh, and a storehouse, some of which have been lost over time. At present, mosque-school, bath, bazaar, square, and tavern are among the remaining elements of this complex.

The bathroom of the complex is being renovated by Isfahan City Municipality. The bazaar and the market square are also available to the business and the people and are in the endowment of the mosque.

The mosque-school, which was the main subject of this visit, has suffered many damages and due to the current situation, it needs emergency restoration and protection measures. The pathology report and the presentation of technical and specialized solutions are being prepared by this research institute.