Photo : Boroujerdi House
Photo by:
Afshin Iranpour
Province:
IsfahanAdditional Information:
Dimensions:
1536 * 2048
File Size:
870656
Make:
Canon
Maker Note:
Model:
Canon DIGITAL IXUS II
Mime:
image/jpeg
DateTime:
2005:04:15 12:09:42
Shutter Speed Value:
255/32
Aperture Value:
181/32
Exposure Bias Value:
0/3
Flash:
24
Focal Length:
173/32
X Resolution:
180/1
Y Resolution:
180/1
Resolution Unit:
2
Description:
The house was built in 1857 by architect Ustad Ali Maryam, for the bride of Haji Mehdi Borujerdi, a wealthy merchant. The bride came from the affluent Tabatabaei family, for whom Ali Maryam had built the Tabatabaei House some years earlier. It consists of a rectangular beautiful courtyard, delightful wall paintings by the royal painter Kamal-ol-molk, and three 40 meter tall wind towers which help cool the house to unusually cool temperatures. It has 3 entrances, and all the classic signatures of traditional Persian residential architecture, such as biruni and daruni (andarun). The house took eighteen years to build using 150 craftsmen.
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