A Comparative Study on Residential Architecture in the Qajar era (Case Study: Mansions in Tehran)

Abstract

In exploring the evolution of Iranian architecture from prototypes to the present day, Qajar architecture is a vital part of Iranian architecture his tory. The importance of this era's architecture is that large changes in conceptual and physical context occurred slowly in Iranian architecture during this time. These changes, especially from the Nasserian period (the second Qajar era), have intensified and with the influence of Wes tern architecture, Iranian architecture is gradually moving away from its traditional, rooted forms, manifes tations and concepts, and blending European architectural patterns with Iranian models and s tyles to the extent that architecture progresses. Moreover, these changes in Residential buildings (especially mansions) appeared. Therefore, in this s tudy, a comparison between the architecture of the residential buildings of the three periods of Qajar dynas ties has been carried out to compare the changes of each period. The results showed that Qajar architecture has been influenced by wes tern and European architecture from beginning to end.