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Salahedin Molanaei

Salahedin Molanaei

Academic rank: Assistant Professor
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9988-1930
Education: PhD.
ScopusId: 57192107941
Faculty: Faculty of Art and Architecture
Address: sanandaj, university of kurdistan. faculty of art & architecture
Phone: +988733662963

Research

Title
Architecture of West Part of Iran- A Section of Old Heritage of Iranian Architecture
Type
Presentation
Keywords
Mountainous village, Islamic architecture, Kurdistan, Oraman, Palangan.
Year
2007
Researchers Salahedin Molanaei ، Sara Soleimani

Abstract

In this paper, the architecture of western part of Iran, Kurdistan province, has been investigated based on Islamic architecture values and local culture with especial emphasis on the patterns of mountain villages. Concerning the long history of Iranian civilization, its architecture has acquired a great attention across the world. In this case, one can refer to the heritage architecture of Takht Jamshid, Zigorat Choghazanbil, Gonbad Ghaboos, Isfahan Masjed jame ,Gonbad Soltanieh and many other historical places which are known in the world. The features of Iranian architecture were enriched through integration of Islamic religion principles and believe. This architecture has been mainly contextualized in the desert and central part of Iran. Although, the western part of Iran has been recognized as the main source of Iranian civilization, its architecture has no status in the concept of Iranian architecture today. There are some basic differences between the architecture of western part and the introverted structure in the desert and central part of Iranian plateau. This was neglected in the architectural researches and less attention has been paid to mentioned differences. The main reason of this relates to the lack of monumental and high style buildings in this part of Iran. In addition to this, we can claim that those few researches are also paid attention to the physical aspects of the built form and the content was ignored. The main focus of this research is related to the past heritage and is intend to highlight the features of architecture which convey the ideology of Islam and cultural background of the local people.