Caravanserai of Ganj Ali Khan
Ganj Ali Khan Complex
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Alternative Title
Caravanserai of Ganj 'Ali Khan
Description
The caravanserai is located on the east side of the Ganj-i Ali Khan Square. Its portal bears a foundation inscription from 1598 (1007 A.H.) composed by calligrapher Ali-Reza Abbasi. Its architect was Ustad Muhammad Yazd.
The plan of the caravanserai is based on the four-iwan typology, with double-story halls centered on tall iwans enveloping four sides of an open courtyard. There is an octagonal fountain at the center of the courtyard which is chamfered at the corners. The caravanserai measures thirty-one and a half by twenty-three meters. It has a small domed mosque at one corner that measures five and a half by five meters.
Source: Archnet interior, top of portal with painted muqarnas with animals and human figures, 2003
Type of Work
CaravanseraiSubject
Caravanserais, Trade routes, Architecture, Islamic, Architecture, Islamic --Iran, Architecture, Safavid, Decoration and ornament, Architectural --Iran, Muqarnas, Decoration and ornament, Islamic
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