Behnam House is a historical building in
Tabriz
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,
Iran
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. The edifice was built during the later part of the
Zand dynasty
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(1750–1794) and the early part of the
Qajar dynasty
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(1781–1925), as a residential house.
During the reign of
Nasereddin Shah Qajar (1848–1896) this building was substantially renovated and embellished with ornamental paintings. The house consists of a main building, referred to as the ''Winter Building'', and a smaller structure, referred to as the ''Summer Building''. The ''Winter Building'' is a two-storey symmetrical construction standing on a basement. Like many traditional houses in Iran, this house has an inner (اندرونی, ''andaruni'') and an outer (بيرونی, ''biruni'') courtyard, the former being the larger of the two. In the course of a 2009 renovation project, some hitherto unknown
miniature
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* Portrait miniature, a miniature portrait painting
* Miniature art, miniature painting, engraving and sculpture
* Miniature (chess), a masterful chess game or proble ...
fresco
Fresco (plural ''frescos'' or ''frescoes'') is a technique of mural painting executed upon freshly laid ("wet") lime plaster. Water is used as the vehicle for the dry-powder pigment to merge with the plaster, and with the setting of the plast ...
es were discovered in this house which were restored by specialists. The Behnām House is part of the School of Architecture of
Tabriz Art University.
Gallery
Image:Behnam_House_Tabriz-Interior.jpg, Main hall on the first floor
Image:Behnam_House_Tabriz-Interior_2.jpg, Ceiling of the main hall
Image:Behnam_House-Fresco_2.jpg, Detail of a fresco
Image:Behnam_House-Fresco_3.jpg, Detail of a fresco
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Location
The Behnām House is located in the city center of Tabriz, ''Maqsudiyeh'' Street, behind
Tabriz Municipality.
References
External links
Editorial Board, East Azarbaijan Geography, Iranian Ministry of Education, 2000* http://www.eachto.ir
Houses in Iran
Architecture in Iran
Buildings and structures in Tabriz
Buildings of the Qajar period
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