Kashan, Iran
Browse the map to view some historical sites
Agha Bozorg mosque
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Fin Garden
Formal structure in Islamic architecture of Iran and Turkistan- Check it out @ the Architecture Library
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Explore features of historical houses:
A historical house in Kashan
entry door with male and female door knockers
clay (cob) wall
exterior cob wall
central courtyard
central courtyard
main hall
iwan pillar
view from courtyard
Iwan and traditional water pond
water pond
interior main hall
wind catcher
facing the interior main hall
stucco exterior decoration
common central courtyards
dome(windcatcher)
Karbandi structural pattern of dome with central oculus
stairs into basements
Sardab (basement) connected to the wind catcher serves as a thermal conditioned room
water reservoir(Ab Anbar)