The Sheykh ol-Eslam's house is a house in

Isfahan Isfahan or Esfahan ( ) is a city in the Central District (Isfahan County), Central District of Isfahan County, Isfahan province, Iran. It is the capital of the province, the county, and the district. It is located south of Tehran. The city ...

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. Built during the

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era, the house is built on the northern and southern sides of the large yard. The reason for this unusual

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, which is completely different from other historical houses in Isfahan, is that the yard had been built originally as a Tekyeh for religious ceremonies. The main parts of the structure are on the southern side of the yard behind a

veranda A veranda (also spelled verandah in Australian and New Zealand English) is a roofed, open-air hallway or porch, attached to the outside of a building. A veranda is often partly enclosed by a railing and frequently extends across the front an ...

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, decorations with cut mirrors and

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have made this part of the house much more prominent. There is a big reception hall with two rooms behind the southern veranda, and there is a

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and two small

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opposite the northern veranda. In the southwestern part of the house, there is a small

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, which is connected to the main courtyard by a narrow corridor.' Shaykh al-Islam House was registered on September 20, 1974, as one of the national monuments of Iran .

History and name

The house or court of Shaykh al-Islam was built in the Safavid period and new decorations were added to it in the Qajar period.

Building feature

Existence of various decorations of Qajar period in the building are a prominent feature of this building.

Reasons for registering as a national work

The main part of the house is owned by the Cultural Heritage Organization.

Traditional Textile House

The Cultural Heritage Organization inaugurated a traditional textile house in Isfahan on February 7, 2011, at the Sheikh al-Islam House. It is open to the public from 8:30 until 14:15 every day except Fridays and all public holidays.

References

Rashidi Mehrabadi, T. (12/22/1391), the judiciary in the Qajar era, Institute of Culture and Information tebyan

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