Grand Bazaar, Isfahan (1620)*

Artist/Designer: Designer Unknown

Project Location: Iran

Figure 1: Isfahan Bazaar in 1703 ( Source | Accessed : July 31, 2017 )

Figure 2: Isfahan Bazaar. Source: Jacques Safavi - My Virtual Museum.
1880s. Black and white photographic print, digitally uploaded. ( Source | Accessed : April 6, 2014 | Photographer: Antoin Sevruguin )

Figure 3: Interior view of Bazaar ( Source | Accessed : July 31, 2017 )

Figure 4: Interior view of Bazaar ( Source | Accessed : July 31, 2017 )

Figure 5: Interior view of Bazaar ( Source | Accessed : July 31, 2017 )

Style/Period(s):
Vernacular

Primary Material(s):
Plaster

Function(s):
Retail Store

Related Website(s):

Mohammad Gharipour. “Bazaar of Isfahan.” Iran Chamber Society. | Accessed : April 6, 2014

Significant Date(s):
17th Century

Additional Information:
Publications/Texts in Print

Assari, Ali; T.M. Mahesh (December 2011). "Comparative Sustainability of Bazaar in Iranian Traditional Cities: Case Studies in Isfahan and Tabriz.". International Journal on Technical and Physical Problems of Engineering (IJTPE) 3 (9): 18–24. Retrieved 6 January 2013.

Pourjafar, Mohammadreza, "Role of Bazaars As a Unifying Factor in Traditional Cities of Iran: The Isfahan Bazaar," Frontiers of Architectural Research 3, (2014): 10-19.

Ali Bakhtiar"The Royal Bazaar of Isfahan," Iranian Studies 7, (1974): 320-347.

Additional Information

Building Addresses
Naqsh-e Jahan Square, Isfahan 81464, Iran

Significant Dates
Original construction during 11th century
Site destroyed various times until 17th century
Rebuilt in current state in 1620

Supporting Designers/Staff
N/A

Tags
Iran, Isfahani style,Isfahani architecture, bazaar, shopping plazas

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