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General information | |
Architectural style | Iranian |
Location | Kashan, Iran |
Coordinates | 33°58′29″N 51°26′21″E / 33.9748°N 51.4391°E |
The Tabatabai House is a historic house museum in Kashan, Iran. It was built around 1880, [1] [2] during the reign of the Qajar dynasty, [3] for the affluent Tabātabāei family. [4] It is one of the prominent historic houses of Kashan and Iran, together with the Āmeri House, the Borujerdi House, and others. [5]
The Tabātabāei House was designed by Ustad Ali Maryam, [6] who later designed the nearby Borujerdi House, [4] and it has been restored. [5] It covers nearly 5,000 square meters and includes 40 rooms, four courtyards, four basements, three windcatchers, and gardens.[ citation needed] It consists of the biruni ("exterior", the public area) and andaruni ("interior", the private quarters) features of Iran's traditional residential architecture, [2] and is decorated with stone reliefs, stucco, and stained glass. [5] [3]