Khāné-ye Abbāsīhā or "Abbasis' House" is a large traditional historical house located in Kashan

Kashan

Kashan is a city in and the capital of Kashan County, in the province of Isfahan, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 248,789, in 67,464 families....

, Isfahan Province, Iran

Iran

Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...

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Built during the late 18th century, the house is a beautiful example of Kashani residential architecture. It is said to have been the property of a famous cleric. It has six courtyards that would fit the needs of different families.

It is located near the Tabatabaei House in the old historic neighborhood of Kashan.

One of the chambers has a ceiling designed with mirror pieces so as to give the impression of a starry sky under the nocturnal glitter of candlelight. The house also was designed with secret passageways, perhaps designed for the escape of the family in times of invasion and emergencies.

The house is now a museum and is protected by Iran's Cultural Heritage Organization.

See also

• Architecture of Iran
• Traditional Persian residential architecture
  Traditional Persian residential architecture
  Traditional Persian residential architecture, is the architecture employed by builders and craftsmen in the cultural Greater Iran and the surrounding regions to construct vernacular houses...
  
  
• Amerian House
  Amerian House
  The Āmeris' House, or House of the Āmeri family , is a traditional house in Kashan, in Isfahan Province, in Iran.Built in the mid 19th century during the Qajar era, the house is one of several large spectacular old houses in the central district of Kashan...
  
  
• Tabatabaei House

External links

• photo of courtyard