from philosophical , structure, form of architecture and ornaments point of view, Minarets are one of the key elements of Islamic architecture that need to be researched and contemplated in these four areas. In Iran, Building minarets as a mean of spiritual guidance started before Islam and reached to its peak in Seljuk period. This structure was first built near important routes, plains, insid...

The effect of topography on the radiance record in satellite image, probably reduce the accuracy of algorithem impliementation on the images . Therefore, to reduce the effect of topography, various correction models based on interaction between light and object needs to be defined. This research introduces lombertin correction model (Cosine model) and non_lombertin correction model (mineart and...

Wall painting stands among the prominent art media for displaying royal themes in Qajar era. There were many murals in the palaces and buildings of that period now mostly destroyed, however descriptions or pictures of which are available in historical texts to study and observe. The royal (New Year) reception wall painting of Fath Ali Shah in Negarestan palace and that of Naser ad-Din Shah in N...

Due to rainfall and climatic conditions, Guilan province owns several bridges from past historical periods. The present study investigates the typology and recognition of factors affecting the formation of Safavid and Qajar historical bridges in Guilan province. The research seeks to answer the following questions; which factors have been effective in the formation of different types of Safavid...