Both of these dynasties inherently inhabited the same territories (the Timurids ruled until the 1500s). Unfortunately, due to a series of subsequent earthquakes, not much architecture from the reigns of the first two Safavid shahs has survived. Shah Abbas, who moved the Safavid capital to Isfahan, practically reinvented the city based on a collection of buildings including palaces, mosques, bazaars and madrasas. Abbas organized the city center around a large open area called Meydan-i Shah (Ruler's Square), and at the southern end of Meydan-i Shah is the largest of Shah Abbas's imperial mosques, the Masjid-i Shah (Shah Mosque). The development of the Masjid-i Shah began in 1612 and ended around 1638. Something unique about the location of the mosque compared to the location of the square is that the qibla wall of the mosque is not adapted to the square because the square was present before the mosque, so the architects of the Masjid-i Shah built the entrance portal to the mosque by rotating 45 degrees. Another unique and fascinating note is that the scale is incredible. These huge portals and minarets were garnished with elegant color-patterned tiles to create a cohesive effect on the mosque courtyard. As for the interior, the abundant use of blue, yellow and gold also with the tessellations of vines and leaves