Mirror house Mofacham
The mirror house Mofacham ( Persian آئینهخانه مفخم Ayene chane mofacham ) in Bodschnurd in the north-western Iranian province of North Khorasan on the border with Turkmenistan served as the official residence of the governor Mofacham. It dates from the Qajar era . Bodschnurd, a place on Tehran's Mashhad Road on the slopes of the Kuh-e-Aladag Mountains , is the capital of the province. The facility is located in the north of Shariati-Allee.
The building of Sardar Mofacham , a high official of the late Qajar period, completed in the mid-1870s , is famous for its many mirrors used for interior decoration and its rich brick ornamentation. The complex now houses the Bodschnurd Folklore Museum (Mofacham Museum).
National monument
On the 18th Azar 1354 according to the Iranian calendar (corresponds to December 9th 1975) the mirror house with the number 1167 was added to the list of National Monuments of Iran .
literature
- Nader Sayadi: Sardar Mofakham's Complex in Bojnord: Lost Garden and Buildings of the Late 19th Century in Iran - academia.edu
Web links
- Mofakham building in Bojnourd welcomes new year vacationers
- Mofakham Mirror House
- http://www.soheilnets.com/Ayeneh%20khaneh%20mofakham.jpg
- http://www.flickr.com/photos/22686197@N02/2199098753/
- Mofakham Sardar home mirror in North Khorasan Province
- "Palace of Mirrors" or "Ayeneh Khaneh" in Persian - so called because a very large number of mirrors was used to decorate the interior of this palace
- Iranian Mirrorwork: For sparkling interiors
- La grande salle du miroir, reflet de la culture et de l'art Iran
Video
| Spiegelhaus Mofacham (alternative names of the lemma) |
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| Ayeneh-Khaneh Mofakham; Mofakham Ayeneh Khaneh; Mirror Plaza in Bojnord; Mofakham Mirror House; La Maison des Miroirs de Mofakham |
Coordinates: 37 ° 29 ′ 3 ″ N , 57 ° 19 ′ 58.5 ″ E