Dar-Al-Ziyafeh Minarets and Portal

Once a monumental portal of Isfahan, the 14th-century structure is a prototype of IlKanids’ extravagant and symmetrical architecture. The flanking minarets with 38 meters in height are founded on an octagonal plinth. They are ornamented with fine turquoise mosaic tile, but the most exquisite parts of the minarets are their crowns with intricate stalactites (Moqarnas). Although, most part of the main structure is ruined, the remains reveal the story of now lonely-standing minarets and portal, annexing them to a glorious caravanserai or a splendid reception chamber.