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⚫ '''Iwan''' is defined as a vaulted hall or space, walled on three sides, with one end entirely open.


⚫ Iwans were thought to be known during the ] era in ], later it found its way to the ]. This transition reached its peak during the ] era when iwans became established as a fundamental design unit in Islamic architecture.
⚫ '''Iwan''' or '''eyvan''' (Persian ''ayvān'') is defined as a vaulted hall or space, walled on three sides, with one end entirely open.

⚫ Iwans were a trademark of the ] architecture of ], later finding their way into ]. This transition reached its peak during the ] era when iwans became established as a fundamental design unit in Islamic architecture.


Typically, iwans open on to a central courtyard, and have been used in both public and residential architecture. Typically, iwans open on to a central courtyard, and have been used in both public and residential architecture.
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Iwan is defined as a vaulted hall or space, walled on three sides, with one end entirely open.

Iwans were thought to be known during the Sassanid era in Persia, later it found its way to the Islamic architecture. This transition reached its peak during the Seljuki era when iwans became established as a fundamental design unit in Islamic architecture.

Typically, iwans open on to a central courtyard, and have been used in both public and residential architecture.


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