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A glossary of Iranian architecture, letter Alef: from the Tehrani room and shah-neshin to the three-door room and pishkhan — terms used in old Iranian houses.
A glossary of Iranian architecture, letter Alef: from the Tehrani room and shah-neshin to the three-door room and pishkhan — terms used in old Iranian houses.
Iranian architecture glossary, letters B and P: the Persian root of the word bazaar and its parts — rasteh, sara, timcheh, qeysarieh, meydan and chaharsou.
Iranian architecture glossary, letter T: from tabdan and rozan to tabesh-band and the sunbreaker — elements that tuned light and shade in the Iranian house.
Iranian architecture glossary, letters J to Kh: from jagan thatching the roofs of Gilan to jar and jubeh — terms of land, material and urban space.
Iranian architecture glossary, letters D to Zh: from darbam and dalan to darband and dar-panjareh — the elements shaping a house’s path, entry and ceiling.
Iranian architecture glossary, letters S and Sh: from sabat, the shaded old lane where neighbours gathered, to sazvari — proportion in Iranian building.
Iranian architecture glossary, letters Gh to Q: from ghuch-band chimney caps and the Gilani fakun to fakhr-o-madin — latticed brickwork that veils openings.
Iranian architecture glossary, letters K and G: from the pre-Islamic karbat and the kariz to karshiv — the Persian term proposed for an architect’s studies.
Iranian architecture glossary, letters L and M: from lay-andaz, which settled silt before the cistern, to lariz and lab-gardan — words of craft and material.
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