iran tourism in kashan (historical house)
boroojerdi historical house-kashan
iran tourism, his house is located in sultan emir ahmad district of kashan . on allavi street. it was constructed by hajj seyyed hassan natanzi , a businesman in approximately 1275 L. H. (1858 A. D.), during the Qajar dynasty.
since the owner of this manor imported goods from boroojerd,. the architect of this mansion was one of the most skillful, popular architects of kashan named ostad ali maryam. this 3000m2 estad consists ofan outer and inner section.
the water and oil paintings of this building were designed and implemented under the supervision of a great iranian painter from the Qagar period. mirza mohammad khan Qafari kashani, known as; (kamalalmolk).
this house consists of an outer and inner part. the en-trance of house includes transom and front yard decorated with plaster work, several back to back heteromorphy spaces and hallway that connected to the main yard. the louvers provided the light in the hallway.
the various ar-chitectural spaces have expanded in 4 fronts of this yard especially southern and northern fronts decorated with plaster work, stalactite and bricking.
this house is unique in shape, covering and size. there are several barrel vaulted rooms between entrance gate and main yard which were used by the servants.
the ceiling in some parts of house is in the shape of dome with fine louvers, the inner part of dome covered by stalactites and painting. the picture of Qajar kings and landscape of nature were painted on the wall of royal sitting room, people in these pictures wore Eu-ropean clothes.
Ameriha historical house-kashan
this house is in the sultan emir ahmad district of kashan and is the largest historic house. the main interior and outer courtyards date back to the zandid period period.
some courtyards have been added by hesam -o-saltane during the Qajar dynasty. this 700m2 house contains seven court-yards and 85 rooms. five courtyards have been repaired and are open to tourist.
the architectural system is a ditch garden. hozkhaneh and the water system’s circulation flow have been designed in all the water system’s circulation flow have been designed in all the courtyards to be used in summer.
what make the design of the residence standout are the unique underground canals.
Tabatabayee historical house
this house is next to the imamzadeh sultan emir ahmad shrine.the glorious mansion was named tabatabayee residence due to the fact that construction of his building was started hajj seyyed jafar tabatabayee natanzi .
the 4730m2 estate was built in approximately 1250 L. H (1835A.D) by the renowned architect ostad ali maryam of kashan. the house consist of a five gates and four courtyards.
the north courtyard consist of a simple room with 5 doors opening to the courtyards. large cellar with a unique lou-ver and barrel vaulted ceiling. these are unique in use of materials and design.
the outer section contains a large saloon (royal sitting room); the center has hatches, tow walls and netted double- hung windows. there also is main yard and yard which was used by the servants.
this historic house includes 2 separated parts. there are mainly 2 houses that are elegantly connected to each other.
the most important part is located in the southern front of the complex and it is the highest part of this house, the main entrance is in the southeast corner of this complex and consists of several back – to – back spaces from transom to yard.
the royal sitting room and large saloon are constructed in the southern front on the back of the veranda and is deco-rated with fine yazdi bricking. other decorations in this complex include high decorated pillars and plaster works.
abbasian historic house kashan
this house is on sultan emir ahmad street. the 500m2 estate was builtin approximately 1246 L.H.(1830 A.D) by the order of hajj mohammad ebrahim, one of the more influential businessmen of kashan.
it exemplifies prominent islamic residential architecture. the estate consists of five courtyards and ditch gardens, one of the courtyards is tow stories with roofed yard.
abbasian residences architecturally are very rich and strong in design. plasterwork, islamic painting, architectural decorations such as: bracing, yazdi bracing, practice and string course. the stalactite and lattice work very find and marvelous implementations of islamic design.
abbasian house is one of the most beautiful remnants from Qajar period. this complex has no architectural match in decoration, and the use of the space.
the yard is on tow floors, the first floor includes one saloon and 2 rooms with 3 doors and 2 verandas. interior decorations atre extremely intricate and fine yazdi bracing decoration is visiblein most parts of the house and the saloons are decorated with cut mirrors and painting plasterwork.
the louvers and badgir (wind catcher) in abbasian hose
all old houses in kashan, especially abbasian historical house, have large cellars to be used in summer. these cellars include several large and small rooms, vaults and ponds.
high and attractive badgirs of abbasian house easily change the hot weather to moderate and desired one and freshen the cellars air.
badgires and louvers in abbasian historic house are architectural master pieces in iran and indicate taste and art of our ancestors.
Aqa bozorg mosque
the stone daises were built on the both sides of the mosque entrance and the historic tile inscription was hung above the building in 1248 L.H. the entrance of mosque decorated with stalactite, plasterwork and till.
Aqa bozorg mosque is matchless in architectural style and formation and has a special elegance and symmetry.
in the door of aqa bozorg there is 6666 nail for 3 reason, first one is in Quran (Islamic Book) there is 6666 Sentences, second is nail made of iron and after some days in the wood is corrosion and the termite don’t like eat this wood, third reason is the door with nail is will be strong and when the big robber from the another city attack to kashan people coming ti the mosque and robber can not broke the door.
sultan amir ahmad bathhouse- kashan
this bathhouse is located in sultan emir ahmad district of kashan . it dates back to the safavid dynasty. the earthquake of 1192 L.H.(1778 A.D) destroyed the first bath-house.
it was rebuilt on during qajar dynasty. this beautiful bathhouse contains: an entrance, sarbineh (covered unheated preparatory area), khazineh (heated reservoir), and garmkhaneh (a covered area with radiant heat floor in where the body is scrubbed and rinsed clean).
there are some canals for replacing the water of the khazineh and small pools in the bathhouse. the walls were covered with special water resistant plster of lime and ash.
sultan emir ahmad bathhouse consist of 2 big and small bathhouses. the big bathhouse has at-tractive transom with stalactite and tile setting.
sarbineh an actangular area which its dome is on 8 pillars- is decorated with different kinds of elegant practice and tile setting. tile setting in sarbineh is matchless in color and design.
Historical house of mahin saray raheb
Historical house of mihan saray raheb dates back to the period of the first pahlavi ,national reminder in 2005. this historical house has 3 separated construction on 2 floors.
it was repaired in 2010 by the famed architect, akbar helli, and has been used as historical residence named mahin saray raheb from 2014.
haj majid raheb , the manger of iran rose water company has helped economically to repair. this residence is selected by cultural heritage origination as the most beautiful and equipped one in kashan.
kashan – fin garden historic bathroom
public and big bathhouse of kashan is unique from the viewpoint of architectural design and fantastic features. one of these bathhouse was built in fin garden in during shah abbas I.
this bath house has several intercon-nected courtyards with different temperatures and khazine (heated reservoir) is full of hot, moderate and cold water, so very one can use it in the according to his own taste.
this bathhouse is famous because amir kabir was killed bu the order of naseradin shah in fin garden in 1268 L.H. amir kabir sculpture in thi bathhouse recalls that tragic event.
kashan – fath ali shahi shotor gallo (subterranean siphon) of finn garden
this building is located in finn garden and includes chartagi, little pool, spontaneous pool and extended roofed area with four verands and a royal sitting room.
the floor of this room has been covered by big pieces of marbles. overflowing water puddles in the spontaneous pool and then flows through the garden bu 3 tiled curbs.
a small building called kolah farangi (european cap) is constructed on top of the shotor galoo.
sialk ancient hills-kashan
these hills are at the distance of 3km southwest of kashan, archeology researches reveals these hills are one of the first civilization centers and settlement of prehistoric humans.
some antiquities from these hills are stored at louver museums in france , iran national museum and fin garden.
kashan bazaar
the bazzar historic complex in kashan is one of the most attractive and beautiful onse in iran.it is extensive from pa nakhl bazzar to coppersmiths bazzar and includes new way, goldsmiths fabric dealers, shoemakers, the big bazzar and coppersmiths bazzar.
there are smaller bazaar such as fabric dyers, sardar, malek zarabkhaneh ans several mosques, tombs, caravansaris, arcades, baths and water reservoirs.
this complex was constructed in seljuk period. however it was destroyed by different events such as earthquakes and invasion, so it was rebuilt several timesm
the last reconstruction has done by the order of masha allah khan following the invasion by nayeb hossein kashi. this bazzar is 3km in long.
amin-ol-dovel arcade and caravansary
one of the architectural masterpieces and the splendid buildings in kashan bazzar is amin-ol-dovle caravansary. that is very attractive from the viewpoint of tourists.
amin-ol-dovle caravansary and arcade is located in the four direction of bazzar know miyan khal. these buildings were completed in 1285 L.H in 3 stories:
basement, ground floor and the upper story. the height and beautiful design of dome with the vast opening and without pillar captures one’s attension. this splendid building has no match in width and length.
gomrok (vakil) caravansary
it is located at the beginning of bozorg bazzar , next to feyz square and emadi mosque. this caravansary has 2 door . one opens toward feyz square and other opens toward bazzar .
this building is 3 stories. rooms and shope were constructed around the yard. the picture of the rooms, doors have special beauty. there are gardens and a pond in the vast courtyard.
in the past, they were watered with the well water. other well know caravansaries near bozrg are bakhshi, water reservoir, now mir emad, mir panj, sabbaq, bargi, and …
carpet weaving-kashan
many years age, kashan has been famed for its unque hand woven carpets. these beautiful carpts have been seen in royal palaces, rich men’s houses and famous museums.
the skillful carpets weavers in this city, wave kinds of skill, flower silk and woolen carpets.fibers used in these carpets are dyed with plant dyeings, so their colors are fixed and wont change with washing or over time.
these carpets are woven according to different elegant designs drown by well-know designers and painters such as mirza nasr –ol –allah khan, sani –ol –molk , dabir –ol –sanye and others.
some of these expensive and unique hard-woven carpets such as hunting ground and shekh sofi-ol-dine ardabily are stored at iran national museum and famous museums in london.
Traditional dyeing
this craft in kashan dates back to many years ago.it is as old texture in this region. skillful dyers were dyeing the textile, cloth, silk, wool, string, and other fabrics by using the plant dyes such as madder, pomegranate and walnut shell, vitriol, indigo and…
dyeing workshops and old and traditional. there is a pond in the middle of workshop and large copper post and caldrons are around the pond. these pots get hot with the fire.
there are different dyeing tools and pots in these work shope. these workshope are seen in the old parts of the city and the fabric dyers bazaars.
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