Hasht Behesht
{{Short description|Pavilion in Isfahan, Iran}}
{{other uses|Hasht-behesht (disambiguation)}}
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Hasht Behesht or Hasht-Behesht ({{lang|fa|هشتبهشت}}, also {{small|romanized}} as Hašt-Behešt, {{lit.|the Eight Heavens}}) is a 17th-century pavilion in Isfahan, Iran. It was built by the order of Suleiman I, the eighth shah of Safavid Iran, and functioned mainly as a private pavilion.{{cite encyclopedia |encyclopedia=Encyclopædia Iranica |url=http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/isfahan-x2-palaces |title=Isfahan x. Monuments (2) Palaces |date=April 5, 2012 |volume=XIV |pages=14–20 |first1=Sussan |last1=Babaie |first2=Robert |last2=Haug |access-date=November 3, 2020 |archive-date=May 26, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200526212445/http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/isfahan-x2-palaces |url-status=live }} It is located in Isfahan's famous Charbagh Street. It was also the first modern school in Isfahan called His Majesty's School (Madrese Homayouni).{{Cite web|date=2019-10-13|title=آنچه باید درباره مدارس نوین شهر اصفهان بدانیم - ایسنا|url=https://www.isna.ir/news/98062919995/%D8%A2%D9%86%DA%86%D9%87-%D8%A8%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%AF-%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%87-%D9%85%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%B3-%D9%86%D9%88%DB%8C%D9%86-%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D8%B5%D9%81%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A8%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C%D9%85|access-date=2020-11-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191013085740/https://www.isna.ir/news/98062919995/%D8%A2%D9%86%DA%86%D9%87-%D8%A8%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%AF-%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%87-%D9%85%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%B3-%D9%86%D9%88%DB%8C%D9%86-%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D8%B5%D9%81%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A8%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C%D9%85|archive-date=2019-10-13}}{{Cite web|title=مدارس نوين در اصفهان از آغاز تا امروز (1)|url=https://rasekhoon.net/article/show/170870/%D9%85%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%B3-%D9%86%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%86-%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B5%D9%81%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A7%D8%B2%D8%A2%D8%BA%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%AA%D8%A7-%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B2-1|access-date=2020-11-04|website=rasekhoon.net}}
Structure
File:Hasht Behesht, Plan and section by Pascal Coste.jpg]]
As indicated on its name, the two-story pavilion of Hasht Behesht was built on the hasht-behesht plan, that is a type of floor plan consisting of a central hall surrounded by eight rooms.{{cite encyclopedia |url=http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/hast-behest-2 |title=HAŠT BEHEŠT (2) |encyclopedia=Encyclopædia Iranica |date=March 20, 2012 |first=Michele |last=Bernardini |volume=XII |pages=49–51 |access-date=November 3, 2020 |archive-date=January 7, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190107063424/http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/hast-behest-2%20 |url-status=live }} The building is of an octagonal shape, and has two main entrances. Four larger sides of it feature large balconies (iwans), under which some tall and thin wooden columns are raised.
The pavilion is decorated with mural paintings, perforated woodwork, prismatic mirrors, tilework, and plasterwork.{{cite web |url=https://www.lonelyplanet.com/iran/esfahan/attractions/hasht-behesht-palace/a/poi-sig/451313/361013 |work=Lonely Planet |title=Hasht Behesht Palace |access-date=15 October 2018 |archive-date=15 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181015080219/https://www.lonelyplanet.com/iran/esfahan/attractions/hasht-behesht-palace/a/poi-sig/451313/361013 |url-status=live }}
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Gallery
Hasht Behesht, Outside perspective by Pascal Coste.jpg|An 1840 drawing of Hasht Behesht by French artist Pascal Coste
Hasht Behesht 007.jpg|Hasht Behesht seen from behind the pool
Hasht behesht palace (10).jpg|A room inside Hasht Behesht
Hasht behesht palace (19).jpg|Interior of a ceiling in Hasht Behesht
Mirsaeidhadian43.jpg|Interior of a ceiling in Hasht Behesht
Hasht behesht palace (7).jpg|Interior of a ceiling in Hasht Behesht
Hasht behesht palace (5).jpg|Interior of a ceiling in Hasht Behesht
Hasht-Behesht, North-Western View.jpg|An exterior view of Hasht Behesht
Hasht Behesht palace at night.jpg|Hasht Behesht at night
See also
References
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Bibliography
- {{cite book |first=D. N. |last=Wilber |title=Persian Gardens and Garden Pavilions |location=Tokyo |year=1962 |pages=107–11}}
- {{cite book |first=M. |last=Ferrante |chapter=Le Pavillon de Hašt Bihišt, ou les Huit Paradis, à Ispahan: Relevés et problèmes s'y rattachant' |title=Travaux de restauration de monuments historiques en Iran |editor=Zander, G. |location=Rome |year=1968 |pages=399–420}}
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Category:Historic house museums in Iran
Category:Persian gardens in Iran
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