Borujerdi House

Borujerdi House
General information
Architectural style	Iranian
Location	Kashan, Iran
Coordinates	33.9746°N 51.4407°E / 33.9746; 51.4407

The Borujerdi House (Persian: خانه بروجردی‌ها) is a historic house museum in Kashan, Iran. It was built in 1857 by architect Ustad Ali Maryam^[1] for the bride of Borujerdi, a wealthy merchant.^[2] The bride came from the affluent Tabātabāei family, for whom the architect had built the nearby Tabātabāei House several years earlier.^[3][4]

Structure

The Borujerdi House consists of the biruni ("exterior", the public area) and andaruni ("interior", the private quarters) features of Iran's traditional residential architecture, including a courtyard with a fountain pool and a two-story iwan (balcony).^[2] The main hall is topped by a khishkhan, that is a type of central dome. Three 40-meter-tall windcatchers, two above the main hall and one over the entrance area, are also erected on the house.^[5][6] The house is decorated with stucco, glass work, and mirror work, and features frescoes by prominent painter Kamal-ol-Molk.^[1][2][7]

Gallery

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  The dome of the talar and the two windcatchers on the house's roof.
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  The courtyard of the Borujerdi House.
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  Exterior of the Borujerdi House.
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  Exterior of the Borujerdi House.
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  Interior of the Borujerdi House.
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  Interior of the main dome of the Borujerdi House.
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  Wooden windows and wall carvings at the Borujerdi House.
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  Wall carvings inside the Borujerdi House.
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  Detail of interior stucco at the Borujerdi House.
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  Detail of exterior stucco at the Borujerdi House.
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  Detail of exterior stucco at the Borujerdi House.
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  Detail of exterior stucco at the Borujerdi House.

References

1. "خانه بروجردی ها -کاشان" ["House of the Borujerdi - Kashan"]. Tasnim News Agency (in Persian). 29 March 2017.
2. "Khan-e Boroujerdi". Lonely Planet. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
3. "Kashan, a Lesson in Authenticity, Architecture". Financial Tribune. 8 February 2015.
4. "خانه تاریخی طباطبایی کاشان" ["Kashan's Historic House of Tabātabāʿi"]. Tasnim News Agency (in Persian). 1 June 2017.
5. Iran. John Wiley & Sons. 2012. p. 36. ISBN 978-1-119-97450-5.
6. Radoine, Hassan (2017). Architecture in Context: Designing in the Middle East. Wiley. p. 206. ISBN 978-1-118-71985-5.
7. Neild, Barry (10 February 2017). "Most beautiful places in Iran: Photos will dazzle you". CNN.