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1- Islamic Azad University, Central Tehran Branch
2- Center for Documentation, Architectural History and Restoration, Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning, Shahid Beheshti University ,hjayhani@gmail.com
2- Center for Documentation, Architectural History and Restoration, Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning, Shahid Beheshti University ,
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Mohammadabad-e Jarquyeh (Garkuyeh) is a settlement located in southeastern Isfahan, at the foothills of Mount Kolah-Ghazi. Its historic core comprises a fortress and an associated garden. Remains of an earlier fortress, attributed to the Ilkhanid period, are preserved along the northwestern edge of this nucleus, while a later fortress established a new settlement core after the late Safavid period. Adjacent to this later fortress, a garden was constructed during the Qajar period as part of the village’s governmental nucleus. Bagh-e Mir, approximately square in plan and covering an area of about 18,000 square meters, has partially survived to the present day. Over time, substantial transformations affected both Mohammadabad and the garden itself, particularly in conjunction with the settlement’s transition from village to town. This article addresses two principal questions: what were the original layout and components of Bagh-e Mir, and what role did the garden play within the urban structure of Mohammadabad? The study seeks to identify the garden’s spatial characteristics and to examine the processes of its expansion and partial destruction in relation to the town’s urban development. Adopting a historical-analytical approach, the research relies primarily on surviving material evidence and documentary sources, including historical maps and aerial photographs, which are systematically examined and interpreted. The findings clarify the garden’s layout and constituent elements, demonstrating that its construction significantly altered Mohammadabad’s urban structure by forming a new center in front of the garden’s monumental entrance and main mansion. Furthermore, the study reveals that Bagh-e Mir possessed a dual structure composed of two distinct yet interconnected sections, and that its patrons later sought to extend the garden northward beyond the city wall in an attempt to connect it to Jarquyeh’s principal regional route through the construction of an additional entrance.
Keywords: Garden of Mir, Mohammad Abad Jarghouyeh, Construction of the City, Abol-hassan Khan Sartip, Qajar Era
Type of Study: Original Research Article |
Subject:
History of Architecture
Received: 2024/10/2 | Accepted: 2026/02/7 | Published: 2026/01/30
Received: 2024/10/2 | Accepted: 2026/02/7 | Published: 2026/01/30
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