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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 ...
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 ...
Chartaq (Persian: چارطاق), chahartaq (چهارطاق), chartaqi (چارطاقی), or chahartaqi (چهارطاقی), [1] literally meaning "having four arches", is an architectural unit consisted of four barrel vaults and a dome.
Timurid architecture was an important stage in the architectural history of Iran and Central Asia during the late 14th and 15th centuries. The Timurid Empire (1370–1507), founded by Timur (d. 1405) and conquering most of this region, oversaw a cultural renaissance .
Islamic architecture in fact borrowed heavily from Persian architecture. The Round city of Baghdad built in Abbasid period was based on Partho-Sasanian circular city design. [2] [3] Baghdad, for example, was based on Persian precedents such as Firouzabad in Persia. In fact, it is now known that the two designers who were hired by al-Mansur to ...
The Encyclopaedia of Iranian Architectural History is an encyclopedia with articles on the history of architecture in the Iranian World. [1] In 2006, it was established by the Iranian Ministry of Roads and Urban Development , and co-sponsored by the Iranian Academy of the Arts .
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).
Society of Iranian Architects and Planners; A persian article about early 19-20th century architects of Tehran [permanent dead link ] A list of contemporary Iranian architects; Memar Award, an award set by Memar magazine for the best Architectural design of the year in Iran; Iranian Architecture Today, A Bridge Between East and West