Architecture
Kucheh
In traditional Persian architecture, a kucheh or koocheh (Persian: کوچه), is a narrow especially designed alley. Remnants of it are…
Jharokha
A jharokha (Hindi: झरेखा Jharokha, eingedeutscht also Jaroka ) is a type of overhanging enclosed balcony used in the architecture…
Iwan in architecture
An iwan (Persian: ایوان eyvān, Arabic: إيوان Iwan, also spelled ivan, Turkish: eyvan) is a rectangular hall or space, usually…
Hypostyle
In architecture, a hypostyle hall has a roof which is supported by columns. Etymology The word hypostyle comes from the…
Chhajja
A chhajja is the projecting or overhanging eaves or cover of a roof, usually supported on large carved brackets. It…
Chahartaq in architecture
Chartaq (Persian: چارطاق) chahartaq (چهارطاق), chartaqi (چارطاقی), or chahartaqi (چهارطاقی), literally meaning "four arches", is an architectural unit consisted of…
Traditional Persian residential architecture
Traditional Persian residential architecture, is the architecture employed by builders and craftsmen in the cultural Greater Iran and the surrounding…
Tatar mosque
Tatar mosque — is the typical mosque architecture in Tatarstan and other Volga Tatar-populated areas of Russia. Occasionally found in…
Seljuk architecture
Seljuk architecture comprises the building traditions used by the Seljuq dynasty, when it ruled most of the Middle East and…
Razi style
The "Razi style" (شیوه معماری رازی) is a style (sabk) of architecture when categorizing Iranian architecture development in history. The…