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Iranian architecture or Persian architecture (Persian: معمارى ایرانی, Me'māri e Irāni) is the architecture of Iran and parts of the rest of West Asia, the Caucasus and Central Asia. Its history dates back to at least 5,000 BC with characteristic examples distributed over a vast area from Turkey and Iraq to Uzbekistan and ...
Chartaqi was a prominent element in Iranian architecture, having various functions and used in both secular and religious contexts for 1,500 years, with the first instance apparently being developed in the Sasanian city of Gor (Firuzabad) in 210s AD by King Ardashir I.
Persian architecture in the Caucasus region of Western Asia and Eastern Europe. Buildings of the various Ancient Persian and historical Iranian empires and kingdoms , formerly based in present day Iran , such as the Sasanids , Safavids , and Qajars .
Being farmers meant great calls, such as having hot summers, and cold winters. Iran’s traditional architecture is designed in proportion to its climatic conditions.The continued design and existence of traditional homes amidst the preponderance of mid-rise apartments in Iran's ongoing modernisation projects is testament to a strong connection and identification with Persian architectural ...
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Persian Gardens and Garden Pavilions by Donald N. Wilber, Elisabeth B. MacDougall. ISBN 0-88402-082-7; The Timurid architecture of Iran and Turan by Lisa Golombek and Donald Wilber, Princeton University Press, 1988. ISBN 0-691-03587-3; Dictionnaire des Architectes, Paris, 1982; H. Stierlin, Iran des Batisseurs, "2500 ans d'Architecture", Geneva ...
Achaemenid architecture includes all architectural achievements of the Achaemenid Persians manifesting in construction of spectacular cities used for governance and inhabitation (Persepolis, Susa, Ecbatana), temples made for worship and social gatherings (such as Zoroastrian temples), and mausoleums erected in honor of fallen kings (such as the burial tomb of Cyrus the Great).
In traditional Persian architecture, a kucheh or koocheh (Persian: کوچه), is a narrow especially designed alley. [1] Remnants of it are still seen in modern Iran and regional countries. Before modernization, Persia 's old city fabric was composed of these narrow winding streets, often made with high walls of adobe and brick , and often ...