Borujerdis House

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A view of the house

The Borujerdi House (Persian: خانهٔ بروجردی‌ها‎ Khāneh-ye Borujerdihā) is a historic house in Kashan, Iran.

The house was built in 1857 by architect Ustad Ali Maryam, for the bride of Haji Mehdi Borujerdi, a wealthy merchant. The bride came from the affluent Tabatabaei family, for whom Ali Maryam had built the Tabatabaei House some years earlier.

It consists of a rectangular beautiful courtyard, delightful wall paintings by the royal painter Kamal-ol-molk, and three 40 meter tall wind towers which help cool the house to unusually cool temperatures. It has 3 entrances, and all the classic signatures of traditional Persian residential architecture, such as biruni and daruni (andarun). The house took eighteen years to build using 150 craftsmen.

Photo gallery

  • View facing south and main dome of talar

  • 19th century plasterwork from a wall from the courtyard of the house

  • Detail of the exterior wall carvings

  • Stucco work from the walls of the house depicting florae and fruits

  • View of the courtyard

  • Interior of the house

  • Interior of the house

  • Ceiling of the house

  • Ceiling of the house

  • Ceiling of the house

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Coordinates: 33°58′37″N 51°27′08″E / 33.97694°N 51.45222°E / 33.97694; 51.45222

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