Kaashaan: A Visual Journey To Historic Cities Of Iran Vollume II

By Ph/D Dr Hossein Manoochehri and Hossein Manoochehri

Kaashaan is a historic city of Iran, which lies about 150 miles southeast of Tehran. The historic cities of Iran, founded centuries ago, host many features of the indigenous architecture of Iran. The indigenous ( or the clay) architecture
of Iran is a unique architectural genre characterized by the use of mud-bricks as well as dome-like roofs for the ceilings. Traditional tiles and tile-works, furthermore, are used for the interior and exterior decorations of the buildings. Although there are many historic cities in Iran, seven of them are selected in this series. They include: Kermaan City, Kaashaan, Naaein (Naa-een), Shiraaz, Persepolis, Isfahaan City, and Yazd City.

Because of a modernization process in Iran from about 1950s, however, the clay architecture in Iran, as well as
in Kaashaan, has been abandoned and historic buildings and structures have been demolished to be replaced
by apartment complexes and by modern buildings made up of metal skeleton and concrete blocks.The present
series seeks to collect images of the survived, architectural features in the historic cities of Iran before they are
completely wiped out in a modernization process.

Kaashaan is a historic city in Iran which is located about 150 miles southeast of Tehran. Findings from the Siyalk
Hill in this city suggests a settlement in this location from about 4000 years ago. Many features of the indigenous
(or clay) architecture are present in this city, such as clay castles, Jam'a mosque, traditional houses, wind-catching
towers, baazaars, dome and arch by mud-bricks, clay, ice reservoirs, narrow alleyways (koochehes), and qanat
irrigation system.

The revised edition of the Volume II of this series (copyright 2021), invites viewers to A Visual Journey To Kaashaan
for a review of the samples of the clay ( or the indigenous) architecture in this historic city, with rich samples of the traditionally-built houses. Noted architectural features in Kaashaan are displayed in this volume, including the dome-
like roof, the traditional baazaar, the wind-catching towers (baadgeirs), a traditional public bath, narrow alleyways,
and the Jam'a mosque of Kaashaan, and many well-built traditional houses.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B09HG2L5Z9
• ISBN13: 9798461994716
• Release Date: October 2021
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 114 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.5" x 11.0"