Tabātabāei House-Tabatabayis House

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Introduction: The Tabātabāei House (Persian: خانهٔ طباطبایی‌ها Khāneh-ye Tabātabāeihā) is a historic house in Kashan, Iran. It was built in early 1880s[1] for the affluent Tabatabaei family.
It consists of four courtyards, wall paintings with elegant stained glass windows, and includes other classic features of traditional Persian residential architecture, such as biruni and andaruni.

It was designed by Ustad Ali Maryam, architect of the Borujerdi House and the Timcheh Amin od-Dowleh.

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Location: Kashan, Isfahan province

Days of trip: (Without air plane) 1-2 Days from Tehran to Tehran (Without heavy traffic you need About 4 hr driving from Tehran to Kashan)
Attention: In holidays there is heavy traffic in all roads around Tehran.

Best time to visit: No limit, but spring is b best time.

Daily time visit: No permission at night

Difficulty level: Easy

Requirements: (Depend on your plan) Guide or GPS track, water, food, warm and waterproof clothes and tent

Legal permission need: No

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Overall risk: -

Animal risk: No

Lost risk: No

Rescue: Yes, you can call 115

GSM Mobile Antenna: Yes

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Hotel: Yes

Shop: Yes

Gasoline: Yes

Village: Located in Kashan city

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How to get there:
1- Go to Baihaghi or south terminal of buses in Tehran (more info), Also you can use train.
2- Take a bus ticket to Kashan.
3- Take a taxi to theTabātabāei House .


Nearest airport: Isfahan airport

Nearest train station: Kashan Station

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This house is located near the Borujedihã house and beside Sultan Amir Ahmad mausoleum. The mason of this house is a person named Seyyed Ja’far Natanzi and for the same reason the house has been named after Tabãtabãeihã. This house has four yards, the central yard is related to the outer part of the house and the rest two small yards belong to the inner part and a yard has also been considered for the servants of the house. This house has been constructed in a peace of ground with 4730 square meters area and apparently its construction has been finished in 1840. The architect of this house is the master, Ali Maryam as well who has built this house skilfully.

The interior belonged to the Tabãtabãei family and is consisted of some rooms rounding the courtyard and a large 8 meter depth basement. In hot summers they enjoyed pleasant weather from the wind catchers that decreased the heat down to 20 degrees centigrade. The exterior belonged to guests and ceremonies, including big hall, alcove in the southern part with skylights and latticed coloured windows in 2 layer, stucco works and delegated mirror work decorations. In the flanking area, there are symmetrical backyards with beautiful frescos. The servant part consists of rooms, basement, kitchen, and stable. There are five minarets in this house and the main one is in vestibule divided into interior and exterior entrance.

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Tabatabaie Residence, 19th century Tabatabaie Residence
This house was built in the 19th century and consisted of a charming courtyard and beautiful windows with color glass panes. This is used to be a private home but now is open to public as a museum.

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