“The ceilings have holes! They’re for the flying carpets to go in and out!” (If only that were true) – Ceiling of the Timche-e-Amin-od-Dowleh (Aminoddoleh Caravanserai), in the middle of Kashan’s covered bazaar
Bazar-e-Kashan (Bazaar of Kashan) showing the Aminoddoleh Caravanserai
Happy Easter everyone! I can’t seem to find any Easter related thing to post (or maybe I’m just plain lazy, ahem), so I am continuing with my post on Kashan, Iran, since I’ve already dug up all the photos!!
Here’s a tale of some carpet merchants in 19th century Persia. A carpet merchant named Borujerdi wanted to marry the daughter of another carpet merchant named Tabatabaei. Now, Tabatabaei was a rich man in Kashan, and lived in an opulent palace of a home, complete with courtyards, gardens and fountains. He gave Borujerdi only one condition, that his daughter must at least be able to live in a home as grand and charming as her original home. Borujerdi set out to do just that and completed his own palace of a house 18 years later. See for yourself!
Tabatabaei Historical House, Kashan, Isfahan Province, Iran
Muqarnas (the hanging stalactite-like formations) in the Tabatabaei House looking like the fangs of a menacing monster. Whoever the architect is, he must have a perverted sense of joy of scaring the bejesus outta little children!
Anu at Borujerdi's House
The domed ceiling of the Borujerdi Historical House, Kashan
Kashan is filled with houses like these. Here’s another historical house: -
Abbasian Historical House, Kashan
And this was our hotel: -
Manouchehri House
A living room in the Manouchehri House
There’re more to Kashan than just markets and houses. Rich people need to relax and enjoy. What better way than a bathhouse?
Hammam-e-Sultan Amir Ahmad (Sultan Amir Ahmed Bathhouse), Kashan, Iran
The roof of the Sultan Amir Ahmed Bathhouse
And here’s a mosque with a courtyard like the Persian houses around: -
The Agha Bozorg Mosque, Kashan
To see more photos of Kashan, click here.
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