Rehabilitation of a forgotten urban element: clock tower known as Zill Al-Sultan in the Shahcheragh Shrine
Journal Title: Scientific Journal of Review - Year 2014, Vol 3, Issue 7
Abstract
The Holy Shrine of Shahcheragh is the third holy place in southern Iran. Thefirst building of this shrine had been built in Ezadal’ dulehDeilamiarea and in 1323AD, Tashy Khatun, mother of King Isaac ben Mahmoud repairedand completed it. It includes Ahmadi and Mohammad's shrine. The building is one of the most important shrines including thecourtyard, portico, dome and minaret and also the layoutof the elements of Persian architecture can be seen in different part of it.Ahmadishrine had been restoredindifferent historical periods, and during thesetimes architectural elementsareaddedordropped.ByLibraryresearch, field data, the shrinearchives and old photographs werecognized thatthe Qajar era clock tower known Zill al-Sultan located between the current poolin the courtyard and Saqa’khaneh (place for pray) which had been destroyed dueto development of the shrine in the early of Pahlavi period.Considering thefact that this element is rooted in memories of old Shiraz, need to recognizeit again and recommend for rebuild and restore it in order to remember the oldshrine is very important.
Authors and Affiliations
A. Bamdad*| M.A Student, Department of Architecture, Fars Science & Research, Islamic AzadUniversity,Fars, Iran., Z. Valipour| PhD researcher, Young Researchers and Elites Club, Bandar Abbas Branch, Islamic Azad University, Bandar Abbas, Iran., N. Abedi| PhD researcher, Young Researchers and Elites Club, Bandar Abbas Branch, Islamic Azad University, Bandar Abbas, Iran., T. Shibaniyan| PhD researcher, Young Researchers and Elites Club, Bandar Abbas Branch, Islamic Azad University, Bandar Abbas, Iran.
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