Tabatabai House

The Tabatabai House is a historic house museum in Kashan, Iran. It was built around 1880,[1][2] during the reign of the Qajar dynasty,[3] for the affluent Tabātabāei family.[4] It is one of the prominent historic houses of Kashan and Iran, together with the Āmeri House, the Borujerdi House, and others.[5]

Tabatabai House
General information
Architectural styleIranian
LocationKashan, Iran
Coordinates33.9748°N 51.4391°E / 33.9748; 51.4391

Architecture

The Tabātabāei House was designed by Ustad Ali Maryam,[6] who later designed the nearby Borujerdi House,[4] and it has been restored.[5] It covers nearly 5,000 square meters and includes 40 rooms, four courtyards, four basements, three windcatchers, and gardens. It consists of the biruni ("exterior", the public area) and andaruni ("interior", the private quarters) features of Iran's traditional residential architecture,[2] and is decorated with stone reliefs, stucco, and stained glass.[5][3]

A panoramic view of the courtyard of the Tabātabāei House from one of its balconies.
  • A view of interior room of the Tabātabāei House.
  • A view of the courtyard of the Tabātabāei House.
  • A balcony in the Tabātabāei House.
  • A balcony in the Tabātabāei House.
  • Inside a balcony in the Tabātabāei House.
  • A room inside the Tabātabāei House.
  • A room inside the Tabātabāei House.
  • Iranian stained glass designs inside the Tabātabāei House.
  • Iranian stained glass designs inside the Tabātabāei House.

See also

References
  1. "Mansions of Kashan". Ganjnameh, Cyclopedia of Iranian Islamic Architecture. 1. Tehran: Shahid Beheshti University. 1996. p. 50.
  2. "Kashan, a Lesson in Authenticity, Architecture". Financial Tribune. 8 February 2015.
  3. Neild, Barry (10 February 2017). "Most beautiful places in Iran: Photos will dazzle you". CNN.
  4. "Boroujerdi House attracts UNESCO's attention". Iran Daily. 6 July 2015.
  5. "200 Iranian historic houses to undergo restoration by March 2017". Tehran Times. 28 August 2016.
  6. "خانه تاریخی طباطبایی کاشان" ["Kashan's Historic House of Tabātabāʿi"]. Tasnim News Agency (in Persian). 1 June 2017.
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