The Alam's house is a historical house in

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. The owner of the house was one of the Qajar aristocrats. The house has a

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, which is surrounded from every side by residential parts. The northern part is distinguished by a

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ed veranda and has a reception hall. There are two rooms on the two sides of the reception hall. In this hall, there are

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and decorations with cut mirrors. The hall faces to veranda by seven

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s and leads to the rooms by khatamkari doors. The southern part of the house is a narrow and long dining room, which has painted windows. Eastern and western parts have identical

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s. Both of them have reception halls, which lead to the smaller rooms. All parts of the house have been decorated by

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s, stucco and gilding. The limpid water in the stone howz in the middle of the yard reflects the beauty of the house.'

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{{Houses in Iran Buildings and structures in Isfahan Houses in Iran

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