en Urban Design Urban Design Research Paper Research Paper <p>Sound as a non-visual component of landscape, has a significant impact on individuals perception of space. Because unlike the landscape that seeing and looking is totally an optional action, soundscape regardless of people comes to be heard and understood. Lack of attention to quality of emitted sounds in the environment may leads to problems such as noise pollution, lack of concentration, noise annoyance, disturbance and lack of privacy in people conversation in the urban spaces. A qualitative- quantitative assessment of soundscape is essential. In this regard, <em>Naghsh-e-Jahan </em>square in Isfahan, Iran as an urban space needs to be studied. The aim of this study was to evaluate the physical indicators of soundscape in <em>Naghsh-e-Jahan </em>square and to discover people perception of sounds. For this, questionnaire (n=385) was used. Indicators of L_Aeq and L_denwere evaluated via St-8851 sound level meter. Field sound metering (429 points with 10 meters intervals near to the walls in depth of 2 and around the fountains and 20 meters intervals in the interior space) has done. In order to complete coverage of noise events and acoustic condition three temporal frameworks; day time (07-19), evening (19-22), night (22-07) were selected. All the field studies were in winter of 2016. Collected data entered into the GIS map and noise maps produced. Results of questionnaires showed that the most unpleasant sounds were motorcycle and cars and gharries and most pleasant sounds were water sound. Results showed that in some points such as around the central fountain, entrance of <em>Qeysariyeh </em><em>Bazar</em>, loop between <em>Sepah</em> and <em>Hafez</em> St. and pass of carriages, and the mean overall L_den is higher than standard levels of noise in urban spaces 55 dB (A) and need to be controlled and reduces up to stand.&nbsp;</p> soundscape, sonic pleasure, noise map, Lden, Naghsh-e-Jahan square of Isfahan 215 225 http://ijaup.iust.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-11-601-2&slc_lang=en&sid=1 M. Ghalehnoee m.ghalehnoee@aui.ac.ir 180031947532846003229 180031947532846003229 Yes Art University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran A. Ghaffari a.ghaffari@aut.ac.ir 180031947532846003230 180031947532846003230 No Tabriz Islamic Art University, Tabriz, Iran N. Mohsen-Haghighi nessy.moha@yahoo.com 180031947532846003231 180031947532846003231 No Department of Urban Panning, Tabriz Islamic Art University, Tabriz, Iran