Tabatabai House

The Tabatabai House is a historic house museum in Kashan, Iran. It was built around 1880,^[1][2] during the reign of the Qajar dynasty,^[3] for the affluent Tabātabāei family.^[4] It is one of the prominent historic houses of Kashan and Iran, together with the Āmeri House, the Borujerdi House, and others.^[5]

Tabatabai House
General information
Architectural style	Iranian
Location	Kashan, Iran
Coordinates	33.9748°N 51.4391°E / 33.9748; 51.4391

Architecture

The Tabātabāei House was designed by Ustad Ali Maryam,^[6] who later designed the nearby Borujerdi House,^[4] and it has been restored.^[5] It covers nearly 5,000 square meters and includes 40 rooms, four courtyards, four basements, three windcatchers, and gardens.^{[citation needed]} It consists of the biruni ("exterior", the public area) and andaruni ("interior", the private quarters) features of Iran's traditional residential architecture,^[2] and is decorated with stone reliefs, stucco, and stained glass.^[5][3]

A panoramic view of the courtyard of the Tabātabāei House from one of its balconies.

Gallery

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  A view of interior room of the Tabātabāei House.
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  A view of the courtyard of the Tabātabāei House.
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  A balcony in the Tabātabāei House.
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  A balcony in the Tabātabāei House.
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  Inside a balcony in the Tabātabāei House.
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  A room inside the Tabātabāei House.
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  A room inside the Tabātabāei House.
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  Iranian stained glass designs inside the Tabātabāei House.
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  Iranian stained glass designs inside the Tabātabāei House.

See also

• Iranian architecture

References

1. "Mansions of Kashan". Ganjnameh, Cyclopedia of Iranian Islamic Architecture. Vol. 1. Tehran: Shahid Beheshti University. 1996. p. 50.
2. "Kashan, a Lesson in Authenticity, Architecture". Financial Tribune. 8 February 2015.
3. Neild, Barry (10 February 2017). "Most beautiful places in Iran: Photos will dazzle you". CNN.
4. "Boroujerdi House attracts UNESCO's attention". Iran Daily. 6 July 2015.
5. "200 Iranian historic houses to undergo restoration by March 2017". Tehran Times. 28 August 2016.
6. "خانه تاریخی طباطبایی کاشان" ["Kashan's Historic House of Tabātabāʿi"]. Tasnim News Agency (in Persian). 1 June 2017.

External links

• "Khan-e Tabatabaei". Lonely Planet.