Khargird: Madrassa, finished 1444-1445

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dc.contributor.authorPope, Arthur Upham
dc.contributor.authorPhotographer: Arthur Llewellyn Basham
dc.coverage.spatialPersia (Khargerd, Iran)
dc.date.accessioned2020-08-25T00:10:09Z
dc.date.available2020-08-25T00:10:09Z
dc.date.created1965
dc.date.updated2020-08-25T00:10:09Z
dc.descriptionAn individual and thoroughly unified building designed by Qavam but finished by Ghiyath ad-din, another Shirazi. It is a carefully proportioned, four-ivan madrassa. The court is square, with ivans of equal height and the portal pavilion of three domed chambers is decorated with painted ornament, delicate carved stucco and intricate stalactites. The tile and mosaic faience of the court are exceptionally forceful in pattern and rich in colour. The admirably organised facade, low and wide, centres on a deep portal of modest height
dc.descriptionthe symmetrical walls to either side of the portal are enriched with pointed arches, inset with rectangular panels and terminate in low corner towers. The whole facade emphasised horizontality and repose - a new note in Timurid architecture.
dc.format.extent35mm
dc.format.mediumslide
dc.format.mediumcolour
dc.identifierANUA 682-4324
dc.identifier.otherP(M-A)-142
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/208976
dc.language.isoen_AU
dc.provenanceDigitised by the Australian National University in 2020
dc.rights.licenseThis image is provided for research purposes only and must not be reproduced without the prior permission of the Archives Program, Australian National University.
dc.subjectMediaeval architecture
dc.subjectarchitecture
dc.subjectlandscape
dc.subjectbook scan
dc.titleKhargird: Madrassa, finished 1444-1445
dc.typeImage
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local.description.notesSource: Arthur Upham Pope, Persian Architecture, London, Thames & Hudson, 1965, Plate VIII

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