Naqsh-e Jahan Square, also called Imam Square, is one of the largest and most magnificent public squares in the world, a UNESCO World Heritage masterpiece framed by the Imam Mosque, Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque, Ali Qapu Palace and the bazaar gate. Laid out in the seventeenth century, its vast tiled expanse, fountains and floodlit monuments make it the breathtaking centrepiece of Isfahan.