“Isfahan is half the world.” An Old Persian proverb that the fame of the city led people to come up with it. Isfahan flourished from 1050 to 1722, particularly during 16th and 17th centuries under the Safavid dynasty when it became the capital of Persia. Shah Abbas the great, moved the Safavid government there as part of his bigger plan to lift the country from the slump into which it had fallen. Even today, the city retains much of its past glory and it is famous for its Persian-Islamic architecture, with beautiful boulevards, bridges, mosques, bazaars and square. “Naqsh-e-Jahan” square is one of the largest city squares in the world. Its city center is also considered as one of the largest shopping malls in the world and combines modern and traditional architecture