Sheikh Safi Complex

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Sheikh Safi Complex
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This World Heritage ensemble is a masterpiece of Sufi architecture and spirituality, developed between the fourteenth and eighteenth centuries. Seven stages and eight gateways on the approach to the shrine turn the mystic’s inner journey into space. Domes, tilework, inscriptions and ceremonial rooms reveal the emergence of Safavid art.