Karim Pirnia
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Mohammad Karim Pirnia was a prominent architectural historian and architect.
Born in Naeen, Iran, he studied at what came to be Tehran University School of Fine Arts.
His textbook on the history of Iranian architecture
is still used in universities across Iran
.
Born in Naeen, Iran, he studied at what came to be Tehran University School of Fine Arts.
His textbook on the history of Iranian architecture
Iranian architecture
Iranian architecture or Persian architecture is the architecture of Iran . It has a continuous history from at least 5000 BCE to the present, with characteristic examples distributed over a vast area from Turkey to North India and the borders of China and from the Caucasus to Zanzibar...
is still used in universities across 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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