Chihil Sutun
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Chihil Sutun
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Chehel Sotoun Palace
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kakh-e Chehel Sotoon
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Forty Columns (in Persian)
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کاخ چهل ستون
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Eşfahān, Eşfahān, Iran
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Eastern side of Chahar Bagh-e Abbasi St
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Iran
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1642
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17th century
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Architecture and City Planning
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Safavid (style)
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Safavid dynasty (period)
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Islamic
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Iranian
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Persian
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wood
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brick
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marble
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vaulting, wood frame
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Chehel Sotoun
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porch
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wooden pillar
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Isfahan
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partial view of pond from Eastern (entrance) Porch
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Chehel Sotoun was built by Shah Abbas II. Shah Abbas II and his successors would receive dignitaries and ambassadors, either on the terrace or in one of the stately reception halls. The name, "Forty Columns," was inspired by the twenty slender wooden columns supporting the entrance pavilion, which, when reflected in the waters of the fountain, appear to be forty. The Palace and its garden cover an area of approximately 67,000 sq. m.
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Chehel Sotoun Garden
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Saif Haq
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Saif Haq
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8/1/1991
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© Saif Haq
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“Chihil Sutun”, Arch Design Images, accessed November 16, 2024, https://exhibits.lib.ttu.edu/s/archlib/item/14121