| Tabatabai House | |
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| General information | |
| Architectural style | Iranian |
| Location | Kashan, Iran |
| Coordinates | 33°58′29″N 51°26′21″E / 33.9748°N 51.4391°E / 33.9748; 51.4391 |
The Tabatabai House is a historic house museuminKashan, Iran. It was built around 1880,[1][2] during the reign of the Qajar dynasty,[3] for the affluent Tabātabāei family.[4] It is one of the prominent historic houses of Kashan and Iran, together with the Āmeri House, the Borujerdi House, and others.[5]
The Tabātabāei House was designed by Ustad Ali Maryam,[6] who later designed the nearby Borujerdi House,[4] and it has been restored.[5] It covers nearly 5,000 square meters and includes 40 rooms, four courtyards, four basements, three windcatchers, and gardens.[citation needed] It consists of the biruni ("exterior", the public area) and andaruni ("interior", the private quarters) features of Iran's traditional residential architecture,[2] and is decorated with stone reliefs, stucco, and stained glass.[5][3]
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