Borujerdi House

The Borujerdi House (Persian: خانه بروجردی‌ها) is a historic house museum in Kashan, Iran. It was built in 1857 by architect Ustad Ali Maryam^[1] for the bride of Borujerdi, a wealthy merchant.^[2] The bride came from the affluent Tabātabāei family, for whom the architect had built the nearby Tabātabāei House several years earlier.^[3][4]

Borujerdi House
General information
Architectural style	Iranian
Location	Kashan, Iran
Coordinates	33.9746°N 51.4407°E / 33.9746; 51.4407

Structure

The Borujerdi House consists of the biruni ("exterior", the public area) and andaruni ("interior", the private quarters) features of Iran's traditional residential architecture, including a courtyard with a fountain pool and a two-story iwan (balcony).^[2] The main hall is topped by a khishkhan, that is a type of central dome. Three 40-meter-tall windcatchers, two above the main hall and one over the entrance area, are also erected on the house.^[5][6] The house is decorated with stucco, glass work, and mirror work, and features frescoes by prominent painter Kamal-ol-Molk.^[1][2][7]

Gallery

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  The dome of the talar and the two windcatchers on the house's roof.
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  The courtyard of the Borujerdi House.
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  Exterior of the Borujerdi House.
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  Exterior of the Borujerdi House.
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  Interior of the Borujerdi House.
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  Interior of the main dome of the Borujerdi House.
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  Wooden windows and wall carvings at the Borujerdi House.
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  Wall carvings inside the Borujerdi House.
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  Detail of interior stucco at the Borujerdi House.
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  Detail of exterior stucco at the Borujerdi House.
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  Detail of exterior stucco at the Borujerdi House.
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  Detail of exterior stucco at the Borujerdi House.