Qeysarie Gate is a historical building related to the Safavid period, that is located at the main entrance of Isfahan Bazaar in Naghsh Jahan Square. In the not-so-distant past, the Qeysarie Gate had three floors and now it has two floors. The third floor, that has been demolished, forms the bell tower, where the times of the day were announced with the sound of music. This door opens to Isfahan Grand Bazaar and in the past was the main way to Isfahan Bazaar.
The entrance of Qeysarie Gate consisted of four side doors, a main gate and a pond, the pond of which was turned into a garden around the 1940s, but has now been revived. Above the entrance, there are paintings by Reza Abbasi. The bell of Deir Hormoz, as well as the clock in the Portuguese fortress of Hormoz Island (about 80 cm in diameter) was brought to Isfahan after the conquest of that island and was installed on top of this entrance. This building is the entrance to the old bazaar of Isfahan in the north of Naghsh Jahan Square, that was built during the Safavid period. In addition to Qeysarie Bazaar and its affiliated bazaars, there were other bazaars in Isfahan, the most famous of that is the “Royal Bazaar” or “Long Bazaar”, which was built in 1118 AH (1706 AD) along with the “School and Palace of Fathieh” during the reign of Shah Sultan. Hussein was made the last Safavid ruler.
The Qeysarie Gate was built on two high floors, the upper floor was dedicated to office and commercial affairs, and the lower floor housed shops of various guilds. From this large and luxurious market, other markets were branching out, some of which are still active and dedicated to various occupations
