As it is gathered from evidence, the name of Naqshe Jahan comes from a garden with the same name in the vicinity of the current location of the Square.
The garden, which was the location of the Russian consulate manor, and the Telefonkhaneh street and the Chehelsotun, had a mansion located near the Russian consulate, which was called Naqshe Jahan because of the many drawings and paintings upon it. Shah Abbas II completely demolished it and made its garden the Square’s court.
The gate of the Garden which was connected to the mansion caused the surrounding area to be called the “Darb Kushk” (Gate of the manor). After Shah Abbas I built the four Bazaars surrounding it and the merchants and salesmen settled there, it was called the Shah’s Square.
Name Naqshe Jahan Square
Other names Shah Square, Emam Square
Era Safavid
UNESCO Registration No.114 at Ordibehesht 1358
