The Tabatabai House is a
historic house museum in
Kashan,
Iran. It was built around 1880,
during the reign of the
Qajar dynasty
The Qajar dynasty (; fa, دودمان قاجار ', az, Qacarlar ) was an IranianAbbas Amanat, ''The Pivot of the Universe: Nasir Al-Din Shah Qajar and the Iranian Monarchy, 1831–1896'', I. B. Tauris, pp 2–3 royal dynasty of Turkic peoples ...
,
for the affluent Tabātabāei family.
It is one of the prominent historic houses of Kashan and Iran, together with the
Āmeri House, the
Borujerdi House, and others.
Architecture
The Tabātabāei House was designed by
Ustad Ali Maryam
Ustad Ali Maryam ( fa, استاد علی مریم) was a famous mimar of 19th century Persia.
He is famous for designing three edifices in particular, all in Kashan:
* The Borujerdi-ha House (1857)
* The Tabatabaei House (1840s) ,
who later designed the nearby
Borujerdi House,
and it has been restored.
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
Andaruni ( fa, اندرونی) in Iranian architecture, is the inner quarter where the women lived. It has been described as ''harem'' in Arabic.
Private space
In traditional Persian residential architecture the ''andaruni'' is a part of the ho ...
'' ("interior", the private quarters) features of
Iran's traditional residential architecture,
and is decorated with stone
reliefs,
stucco
Stucco or render is a construction material made of aggregates, a binder, and water. Stucco is applied wet and hardens to a very dense solid. It is used as a decorative coating for walls and ceilings, exterior walls, and as a sculptural and a ...
, and
stained glass
Stained glass is coloured glass as a material or works created from it. Throughout its thousand-year history, the term has been applied almost exclusively to the windows of churches and other significant religious buildings. Although tradition ...
.
Gallery
Tabatabai House.jpg, A view of interior room of the Tabātabāei House.
Courtyard of the Tabātabāei House, Kashan.jpg, A view of the courtyard of the Tabātabāei House.
خانه طباطبایی ها کاشان ایران-The Tabatabaei House kashan iran 03.jpg, A balcony in the Tabātabāei House.
Khaneh Tabatabaei-ha or "The Tabatabaeis' House" (6223533257).jpg, A balcony in the Tabātabāei House.
Casa histórica de Tabatabaeis, Kashan, Irán, 2016-09-19, DD 71.jpg, Inside a balcony in the Tabātabāei House.
The Tabātabāei House - kashan - IRAN خانه طباطبایی های کاشان- ایران 07.jpg, A room inside the Tabātabāei House.
The Tabātabāei House - kashan - IRAN خانه طباطبایی های کاشان- ایران 10.jpg, A room inside the Tabātabāei House.
Khaneh Tabatabaei-ha or "The Tabatabaeis' House" (6224048984).jpg, Iranian stained glass designs inside the Tabātabāei House.
Tabātabāei House خانه طباطبایی های کاشان 03.jpg, Iranian stained glass designs inside the Tabātabāei House.
See also
*
Iranian architecture
References
External links
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Houses completed in the 19th century
Historic house museums in Iran
Buildings and structures in Kashan
Tourist attractions in Kashan
Persian gardens in Iran
Architecture in Iran