Golchaghāneh is a shrine building that is still notable for performing mourning rituals. The main building and its surroundings are located in the Golchaghāneh Alley branching from Fazel Naraghi Street. This building has been registered in the National Monuments List in 2003 under the number 9032. The primitive monument consists of a tomb and a hosseinieh or a religious center. The complex has ...

One of the most traditional architecture and urban planning patterns is bazaar. The aim of this paper is studying social, economical and architectural features of traditional bazaars. The claim of this study is that they are significant relationship between social and economical values of bazaars with their architectural values. Bazaar usually is located along the main routes of the city and ex...

This paper explores a basic architectural model regarding spatial organization and planning in Iranian historical architecture, named herein as the “central space model,” which can be found in numerous historical buildings such as tombs and garden pavilions. This paper aims to determine the architectural features of this model and demonstrate its capacity in taking various functions...

The external shell and the physical characteristics of the building have always played an essential role in Iranian architecture and its function has been various in different periods and has always been influenced by cultural and social conditions throughout history. The diversity of this layer of architecture in the first Pahlavi period is more visible than other periods. Because by employing...