The aim of this paper is to investigate the bazaars and shopping centers as public spaces. Given theweakness of public places and consequently the weakness of social interactions, today’s societies are in dire need ofsocial spaces to increase social interactions. Therefore, the review of these two as then and now’s urban spaces couldhelp solve some problems. Bazaars are among the oldest Iranian...

shohada (sepah) avenue in qazvin, a historic city, is a part of safavid era infrastructure of the city. it connects various important cites and poles like jame' mosque, imamzadeh hosein, dowlat-khaneh and the traditional bazaar complex to one another. this axis in khomartashi, in kabir jame' mosque - preservation and restoration of jame' mosque complex as principle core of the ci...

By Surgeon H. GREANY, M.D., Inspector of Dispensary, H. II. The Nizam's Dominions. CHUDDEKG-HA'ris situated iulow-lying, badlydrained ground, surrounded by wet cultivation, and divided only by the river from the large city of Hyderabad. It is without a pure supply of drinking water; its bazaars are very much over-crowded, sanitation and c'onservaucy are of an elementary character. It is 110 won...

one of the most traditional architecture and urban planning patterns is bazaar. the aim of this paper is studying social, economical and architectural features of traditional bazaars. the claim of this study is that they are significant relationship between social and economical values of bazaars with their architectural values. bazaar usually is located along the main routes of the city and ex...