Bounded and boundlessness of the Islamic architecture spatial structure in Safavid era mosques (Case Study: Sheikh Lotfollah and Imam Mosque of Isfahan)

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DORRI ALI; TALISCHI GHOLAMREZA

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Journal: JOURNAL OF RESEARCHES IN ISLAMIC ARCHITECTURE Year:2018 | Volume:6 | Issue:2 (19) Page(s): 19-40

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Bounded and boundlessness of the Islamic architecture spatial structure in Safavid era mosques (Case Study: Sheikh Lotfollah and Imam Mosque of Isfahan)

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DORRI ALI | TALISCHI GHOLAMREZA | Issue Writer Certificate

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Understanding the Islamic architecture requires perception of the meaning space, and it is impossible to understand the meaning of the space in Islamic architecture, just by the senses. As the most basic concept of architecture, space is always conceived in a definite boundary, which is perceived through sensory perception. So, it is bounded and has a certain limit. On the other hand, mosques are the most important building of the Islamic era where Muslims come together for worship. These mosques contain numerous symbols and meanings which must be perceived through higher levels of perception. The intellectual perception leads to obtaining the truth and meaning of the Islamic space, but the transfer of feelings to contemplative sciences takes place through imaginary perception. In this way, understanding the concept of space in Islamic architecture, especially the architecture of mosques, is a fundamental issue. This issue in understanding the meaning of space is the result of the confrontation of the areas of perception. In order to explain this issue, the present paper seeks to explain the bounded and boundless of the spatial structure of Iranian mosques during the Safavid era. Using a qualitative approach in the form of case studies, field observations and library documentation, this research tries to explain and analyze the spatial structure of the Safavid era mosques, as one of the golden architectural periods in Iran. Isfahan Imam Mosque, as an example of mosques with courtyard and porch, and the Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque, as an example of mosques lacking these elements, were chosen. The findings of this research show that in the Iranian architecture, space is perceived differently. From the sensory perception point of view, space is bounded and proportional to the microcosm, where boundary and body surround the space. From this perspective, in addition to focusing on dynamism, centralism, plurality, and hierarchy, the boundary separates the space from the without. But the levels of perception of fantasy and reason are beyond that. The intellectual perception does not feel any boundaries, boundary and space are perceived together. In this way, the space lacks the limit, and is absolutely boundless. Imagination is the interface between sense and reason. What is perceived in the world of reason, manifest through imagination, which is the beginning of the boundlessness. Iranian Muslim architects perceived the unity and boundlessness of Good in the highest world. And they always wanted to express the boundless space. The dome is an abstract manifestation of square and circle, their combination creates a pure integrity, where there is no beginning and end. Imaginary perception, as a mediator, is neither purely bounded, nor absolutely boundless, but has an allegory of boundless space. Islamic space architecture is also a unity and integrated space. The unity of space is the result of intellectual perception. Therefore, in intellectual perception, space is boundless, vast, unity, and without hierarchy. In accordance with the macrocosm and the universal spirit, the boundlessness of space in Islamic architecture surround the whole world.

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DORRI, ALI, & TALISCHI, GHOLAMREZA. (2018). Bounded and boundlessness of the Islamic architecture spatial structure in Safavid era mosques (Case Study: Sheikh Lotfollah and Imam Mosque of Isfahan). JOURNAL OF RESEARCHES IN ISLAMIC ARCHITECTURE, 6(2 (19) ), 19-40. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/248328/en

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DORRI ALI, TALISCHI GHOLAMREZA. Bounded and boundlessness of the Islamic architecture spatial structure in Safavid era mosques (Case Study: Sheikh Lotfollah and Imam Mosque of Isfahan). JOURNAL OF RESEARCHES IN ISLAMIC ARCHITECTURE[Internet]. 2018;6(2 (19) ):19-40. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/248328/en

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ALI DORRI, and GHOLAMREZA TALISCHI, “Bounded and boundlessness of the Islamic architecture spatial structure in Safavid era mosques (Case Study: Sheikh Lotfollah and Imam Mosque of Isfahan),” JOURNAL OF RESEARCHES IN ISLAMIC ARCHITECTURE, vol. 6, no. 2 (19) , pp. 19–40, 2018, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/248328/en

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