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Rasuliyan house
One of the houses of the late Qajar period (early 20th c.), located in the Sahl ibn ‘Ali neighborhood in Yazd. The house belonged to Haj Mirza Kazim Rasuliyan and its architect: Ustad Hasan Muhammad Rahim. Both Andaruni and Biruni consist of several interconnected courtyards.
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Shaykh al-Islam's house
Three photographs and three drawings of the Shaykh al-Islam House in Qazvin. The three photos--of the Biruni taken from the street, the Divan-khanah taken from the yard, and the Andaruni taken from the yard--were digitized from prints made of old negatives. Jaleh Jalili drew the house plan, based on sketches provided by Bahram Sheikholeslami, on the basis of his childhood memories of growing up in this complex. The three drawings represent the plans of three levels of the Shaykh al-Islam complex. Built in Qazvin in the Qajar era, the complex was meant to serve as the living space for the...
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House of Parvin I‘tisami
Photographs of Parvin I‘tisami's house, located in the Udlajan [‘Udlajan] neighborhood of Tehran, including: entrance, yard, corridor (ground floor), bedroom (ground floor), corridor (first floor), stairs, living room (first floor), dining room (first floor), rear bedroom (ground floor), kitchen (ground floor), and backyard.
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Shaykh al-Islam house
Three photographs of the Shaykh al-Islam House in Qazvin: the Biruni, taken from the street; the Divan-khanah, taken from the yard; and the Andaruni, taken from the yard
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Ma‘sumah Sufi Siyavush's house
Aqa Karim Sufi built this house for his son, Aqa Husayn Sufi Salihi, in the mid-19th or early 20th century. Ma‘sumah Khanum, the daughter of Safura Khanum and Aqa Husayn, inherited the house. She married Ahmad ‘Ali Sufi Siyavush and they had ten children. Safura Khanum (granddaughter of the above Safura Khanum) currently lives in this house.
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‘Abd al-‘Ali Khan Sufi Siyavush's house
Mirza Yahya Khan was the son of Ma‘sumah Khanum (known as Khanum Buzurg) and Aqa Mirza Nasr Allah. Mirza Nasr Allah built this house for his son's wedding. Shukuh Sadat Muqimi, wife of ‘Abd al-‘Ali Khan Sufi Siyavush currently lives in this house. Only the second floor of this house has been photographed. This floor has more or less retained the old interior design. It includes a living room, a dining room, and a guest room. Since the structure of the first floor changed after renovations, it was not photographed. It originally had a large veranda and three large rooms in the back.
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Varjavand's house
An old house belonging to the Varjavand family in the Khalaf Khan‘ali neighborhood of Yazd, including a plan and photographs of different sections of the house.
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Kaykhusraw Kadkhuda's house
One of the old houses of the Zoroastrian neighborhood in Yazd. According to the inscription on the stone plaque above the entrance: “In August (or September) of 2011, the children of Kaykhusraw Kadkhuda endowed this house in his memory to the Zoroastrian Society of Yazd, so that it can be used for charitable and religious matters.” The entrance hall leads on one side to a room and on the other to the large main courtyard of the house. As one enters the courtyard, the “piskam mas”(or main open salon), used for ceremonial purposes, is located to the left.
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House of Haj Riza Khan
Plans and photographs of Haj Riza Khan's house, located in the Udlajan [‘Udlajan] neighborhood of Tehran, including, room 3, main hall, stairs from room 3 to rear corridor, rear corridor, courtyard, Pahlavi era additions, room 2, room 4, entrance corridor, and entrance corridor.
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House of Faraj Allah Khan
Plans and photographs of Faraj Allah Khan's house, located in the Udlajan [‘Udlajan] neighborhood of Tehran, including, gushvar, main hall, second courtyard, basement southern room, basement main room, basement northern room, southern Sih-dari [room with three doors], painted eaves, room (ground floor), corridor (ground floor), toilet, and first courtyard.
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