VRA Core
Title
A Hosseinieh in Natanz
Agent
unknown
Location
Natanz, Eşfahān, Iran
Date
20th century
20th century
Style Period
contemporary
Islamic
Cultural Context
Iranian
Persian
Worktype
religious building (Shia eligious events)
Material
brick
steel
Technique
steel frame
Subject
Architecture and City Planning
Hosseinieh building
Natanz
Shia event
religious gathering place
Description
Interior view
Partial view
interior view of the main hall and facing arched riwaq
Hosseinieh is a type of building in Shia communities where annual mourning parade are held in Muharram month (a sacred month in lunar calendar in shia muslim community).
Rights
© Saif Haq
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ID
Haq0193
Source
Saif Haq
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