Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
1108681 Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences 2015 12 Pages PDF
Abstract

According to Islamic beliefs, movement and stillness of Iranian architecture, also to its literal meaning, has a more complex meaning and understanding its space has a special place. The purpose of this research is to study the role of some movement and stillness elements in the development of Iranian-Islamic cities to make optimal satisfaction in human. The method of this study is descriptive-analytical. Hence, in this research, first, the concepts of movement and stillness and its components in Iranian-Islamic architecture have been expressed. Then, we introduce Iranian-Islamic mosques, houses and Bazaars (markets) as the prominent buildings of our paper. The finding result of the research shows that movement and stillness elements have an important influence on the satisfaction of the environment and realization of peace in human.

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