A BREIF SURVEY ON THE PRINCIPLES OF IRANIAN ISLAMIC ARCHITECTURE

A BREIF SURVEY ON THE PRINCIPLES OF IRANIAN ISLAMIC ARCHITECTURE 

Introduction

This essay is a brief study on the principles of Iranian Islamic architecture, to extract the major points and challenge them from different points of view. After introducing Islam into Iranian territory outstanding architectural landmarks affected dramatically by this newborn religion. Iranian architecture did not lose its identity in confront with Islam ethic, but Iranian architects re-created the buildings based on local culture and civilization with adaption to Islamic point of view. Previous buildings changed to follow new orders and new ones such as mosques, Islamic schools and new kinds of tombs were created to join and enrich the architecture of Iran. The word Islamic architecture refers to a kind of architecture that has been built in Islamic territories. This kind of architecture was created in the country of Iran when the religion of Islam was introduced to the world in around 600 A.C. and flourished in duration of almost thirteen centuries. [1] In spite of racial and cultural differences among people of different parts of the country, some new kind of architecture was created which had extensible unity in all of its parts. It means that all of the buildings in the category of Islamic architecture placed in different territories of Iran possessed similar features. However aside this unification, there are some slight differences which are derived from the local cultures and life style. [2]

"Author "Bahareh Hosseini, Atefe Zand Karimi

Archi-Cultural Translations through the Silk Road/2nd International Conference, Mukogawa Women’s Univ., Nishinomiya, Japan, July 14-16, 2012 Proceeding

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