Persian Gardens and Pavilions

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From Timur's tent in Samarqand to Shah 'Abbas's palace in Isfahan and Humayun's tomb in Delhi, the pavilion has been an integral part of Persianate gardens since the Achaemenid garden in Pasargadae in the sixth century BC. Here, Mohammad Gharipour places both the garden and the pavilion within their historical, literary, and artistic contexts, emphasizing the importance of the pavilion, often overlooked in the study of Iranian historical architecture. He examines the representations of gardens and pavilions in religious texts, the poetry of major Persian poets, miniature painting, sculpture, and carpets, as well as accounts of travelers to Persia. Gharipour highlights the spiritual, symbolic, and religious aspects of gardens, as well as their social and economic functions, reflecting patterns of patronage and ownership. This book explores the relationships between human beings and their domestic environments and will be a valuable resource for Art History, Architecture, and Iranian Studies.