The Sa'd al-Saltaneh Caravanserai (سعد السلطنه) is a large Caravanserai located in the city of Qazvin (city), Qazvin in Qazvin Province of Iran.
Built during the Qajar dynasty, Qajar era, the caravanserai is one of Iran's best preserved urban caravanserais. The builder (patron) of this large caravanserai was a person by the name Mohammad Bagher Sa'd as-Saltaneh, Sa'd al-Saltaneh Isfahani (آقا باقر سعد السلطنه اصفهاني), after whom the caravanserai is named.
The caravanserai is built on a square plan, has 4 iwans facing a courtyard. The interiors are decorated with Muqarnas and Rasmi bandi.
The Hujrehs, or the rooms for the travelers, are situated one meter above the courtyard ground level. The ''Hashti'' behind the southern iwan has the largest gonbad, with 4 semi-domes adjacent to it.
The eastern-western axis of the Hashti is called ''Dalan-i Qeisariyeh'' (دالان قيصريه ) or "Caesar's Hall", and the north-south axis of the Caravanserai's Hashti is named ''Dalan-i Ghahremani'' (دالان قهرماني) or "Ghahremani Hall". The former is connected to the "Bazaar of Vizir" of the city.
There are also two smaller courtyards in the east and west of the Caravanserai.
Gallery
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See also
*Architecture of Iran
References
External links
Buildings and structures completed in the 19th century
Caravanserais in Iran
Qazvin
Buildings and structures in Qazvin Province
National works of Iran
Buildings of the Qajar period
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