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B02.095
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A portal iwan in the Chahar Bagh Madrasa's central court, which "is surrounded by two stories stories of rooms [visible here on the sides of the portal iwan] ... [T]he courtyard of the Madar-i-Shah [i.e. Chahar Bagh] madrasa, with its shaded walkways, whitewashed plaster with the vaulting lines picked out in blue, and shimmering tilework reflected in the pool [see B.098 and B.099], bestows an air of grace and serenity on the building far greater than its architecture might otherwise merit. The expansive scale and confident massing of forms in the complex set the style for architects in the following two centuries" (196). (For a general description of the Chahar Bagh Madrasa, see B.085). -MA.
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Esfahan, Iran
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