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Boroujerdi Mansion

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151363_sv.jpg

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2.26 MB

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Creator(s)
Persian
Time period
creation date: 2nd half 19th century
Location
Site: Kashan (Iran)
Cultural context
Persian
Description
"Built for the merchant Haj Seyyed Ja'far Boroujerdi, this house is noted for a distinct rooftop that adorns many posters and postcards of Iran. The stucco carvings and frescoes are also noteworthy, the latter executed by Kamal ol-Molk and Sani ol-Molk Ghaffari Kashani."
exterior, tympanum with calligraphy, 2001
Work type
Mansion
Medium
brick
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Type
Image
Rights
(c) MIT Libraries, Aga Khan Visual Archive, photograph by Khosrow Bozorgi
Access rights
All rights reserved
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