Golchaghāneh is a shrine building that is still notable for performing mourning rituals. The main building and its surroundings are located in the Golchaghāneh Alley branching from Fazel Naraghi Street. This building has been registered in the National Monuments List in 2003 under the number 9032. The primitive monument consists of a tomb and a hosseinieh or a religious center. The complex has ...

Abstract Position is a part of space whose identity is defined based on the features of on which it is located and it is a space that is meaningful for a person or some people. Regarding the houses with historical identity and revival of them which are symbolic phenomena is essential. The question raised up here is how the process and humane conformist activities with constructive body are ...

Abstract The Seljuk period is one of the most brilliant periods in the history of Iran architectural art. Many instances of such architectural works can be found in Isfahan, the political and cultural capital of Iran. Following the political and religious developments in capital, Ardestan considered as one major active center. This led to some changes in Jame Mosque of Ardestan over the time. J...

Following the increasing automobile dependency life style, there is a need for new pathways and roadways every day. That’s why the valuable buildings and historical heritage located on the route of these paths are subject to demolition. Such reckless behaviors which are just born out of a sort of thought and functional need, will give rise to form some unknown concepts of historical fabri...

Any historical monument may have lost some fragments due to various factors. The extent of defects, whether in quantity or quality, directly relates to the loss of identity and integrity of the building, and reduces the accuracy of its physical or virtual reconstruction. On the other hand, a lack of understanding of the complete form of a building affects the degree of justification for its con...

Numerous factors have been influential in the creation of Iranian architectural heritage, and due to the diversity of these factors, often the physical and material aspects that have a tangible field of perception have been studied and analyzed. This is while other influential aspects with non-physical nature have been effective in the formation of architectural structure in the context of huma...