Instance of Building Typology
{Chāhār-Fasl Edifice (Four Season Edifice), عمارت چهار فصل, チャーハール・ファスルの部屋, édifice de Tchahar-Fasl, Chahar-Fasl Gebäude}
Building Name-Multilingual Equivalents--Terminology
Chāhār-Fasl Edifice (Four Season Edifice)
عمارت چهار فصل
チャーハール・ファスルの部屋
édifice de Tchahar-Fasl
Chahar-Fasl Gebäude
Building Type-Explanation
Monument located on top of the Citadel and dominated the city and surrounding plain. It consisted of four vaulted doorways opening in four directions, so it is named Chāhār-Fasl (four season). It might have had an administrative function for the governor
Historical Summary--Core Data Index Metadata
It was probably built during the Safavid period (1501/1502-1722 AD) (Nourbakhsh, 2535) or Zand period (1750-1794 AD) (Tayyari, 1383 Hijri Shamsi (solar))
[If the barracks and house of commander was built during the Seljuk (1041-1187 AD), or Teimorid (1370-1507 AD) periods (Nourbakhsh, 2535 [1353 Hijri Shamsi (solar)]), one can assume Governor’s House was built at the same time]
Following the theory that this section of the Citadel is the core and most ancient part, the plan of the Chāhār-Fasl edifice might resemble "Chartaghi" or four-vaulted edifices belonging to historical periods before Islam in Persia (before 651 AD) (Nourbakhsh 2535 [1353 Hijri Shamsi (solar)])
Input Dataset
3D basic drawing
3D cartographic map
General plan surveyed before earthquake
Plan surveyed before earthquake
Location-Cartographic Reference--Core Data Index Metadata
UTM Co-ordinates, from 3D cartographic map (IFCA project)
Location-Geographic Co-ordinates
Latitude and longitude, from Google Earth
Material and Technique--Core Data Index Metadata
adobe{chalk trim, mud and straw, mud and sieved straw, chalk decoration}
Output Dataset
Photo of 3DCG reconstruction of Governor Section, Chahar-Fasl edifice (Four Season edifice), Governor Bath, Deep Water Well and Watch Tower
Photos of 3DCG reconstruction of Chahar-Fasl edifice (Four Season edifice)
Photos of 3DCG reconstruction of Chāhār-Fasl Edifice-uncompleted
Quick Time Virtual Reality of Chahar-Fasl edifice (Four Season edifice)
video of Four Seasons Monuments and Governor Section- video 6
Physical Condition --Core Data Index Metadata
{partly ruined ((especially vaults) before restoration), demolished (after earthquake), completely restored (before earthquake)}
Satellite Image
Chahar-Fasl Edifice (Four Season Edifice).jpg