Isfahan traditional hotel

The historical house of Ghasremonshi is located in Ghasremonshi neighborhood (Hassan abad gate). In the pre-Islamic period, this neighborhood was within the city limits and the gate of the southeast of the city, and in the Islamic era, the city of Isfahan was created following the connection of this group of villages. This building is registered in the list of national monuments and in 1394 it was completely renovated. This building belongs to the late Safavid and Qajar periods
Ghasremonshi Hotel is a hotel with traditional design and structure and has been built and renovated by Chal Bagh method. The main mansion belongs to the Safavid period and includes a royal residence and several rooms, including a mirror and Safavid room. They are often fluent in English and most of their hotel guests are foreigners.
The hotel restaurant is in a beautiful environment with traditional architecture and colorful windows, as well as serving a variety of Persian food, soup and traditional Isfahan food such as Amaj soup is ready to receive hotel guests. The hotel café is also located in the open air and in the beautiful grounds of the hotel. In this cafe you can drink a variety of Guava drinks and traditional syrups.
In addition, if you want to eat in your room, you can use the room service (order food and drinks from inside the room).
Facilities on offer at the traditional Qasr Munshi Hotel include an exchange office, a craft shop, an open-air car park with limited capacity and laundry services.
It should be noted that children under the age of six are not allowed in this hotel.

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History of mirror work

One of the decorations that has been widely used in the beauty of buildings from the past is mirror work. When small pieces of mirrors come in different geometric shapes and models, such as different bushes, and these mirrors are used on the walls, ceilings, columns, etc. of different buildings, giving that place a beautiful effect. And it gives shine.

The reflection of light in these small mirrors and its radiation causes a special glow and beauty. In terms of strength, this type of decoration is very durable and lasts for many years. If you have been to different historical places and mirrors have been used in those places, you will notice the special effect and high durability of these mirrors.

The art of mirror work is one of the branches of decorative arts in Iran and if we want to study and analyze the history of this art, we must go back to the Sassanid period. During this period of Iranian history, the first and most beautiful mirror works became popular and were mostly used in the palaces and buildings of Persian kings.

 One of the prominent mirror works of the ancient history of Iran is the building of the court of Shah Tahmasb Safavid in the year (930-984 AH / or 1524-1576 AD). This beautiful building and a prominent example of mirror art is located in the city of Qazvin. Also, the mirror room of Qasrmanshi Palace in Isfahan is another example of mirror work left from the Qajar period.

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Art in the Safavid era

One of the brightest periods of Iranian art after Islam is the Safavid period. In 907 AH (1502 AD), at the beginning of the establishment of this dynasty, Tabriz was the capital and therefore this city is the center for the activities of artists such as calligraphers, and this makes Let there be artists in painting and refinement as well as artists who work in other arts and crafts and there are artists who are in the home of textiles and textiles. The job was found, turned.
At the end of the tenth lunar century, during the reign of Shah Abbas, the capital of the country was moved to Isfahan. With the choice of the new capital, he found this city as another city of the eastern cities.
Markets, palaces, mosques, gardens, bridges were included in the city map. At this time, all religious buildings were decorated with tile decorations. The buildings of Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque, Sar in Qaisaria and Imam Mosque in Naghsh Jahan Square were decorated with tiles of knowledge. Square-painted patterned bricks, known as "seven-color" bricks, were widely used in construction. The pattern of the tiles and their colors are a special decoration of the buildings of this period.
Not only the walls, but also the domes, porches, arches, entrances and minarets were decorated with tiles and mosaics.
The construction of large entrances with transparent tiles and bedding was very advanced in the age of plates. The combination of Sardar Bozorg and their minaret on its side with the courtyard of four porches and the buildings around it and the dome contract in such a way that it fits all the buildings, has reached a low level in the architecture of the time.
Due to the security of Iran in this period, large and excellent buildings such as the magnificent palaces of Qapo, Chehel Soton, Hasht Behesht and Ashraf Hall have been built in Isfahan.
The walls of these palaces are covered with water-colored and colorful tiles, and between all of them, there is a connection with the designs of famous painters of that period. Ceilings and walls are also often decorated with inlays.
Wooden decorations played a major role in non-religious buildings, causing destruction and lacquer paintings to be used.
Their designs were closely related to miniature art. Carving and carpentry, especially in the doors and ceilings, there was a special art in this period. Murals (frescoes) have been used in Aligapo Palace, Ashraf Palace and Chehelston, as well as mirror work as a new type of decoration in buildings, such as the house mirror.
In general, a tenth and eleventh lunar century, as the heyday of Islamic art in Iran and Isfahan has been one of the most important and beautiful cities of this period. The big buildings of the city are decorated with beautiful tiles.
The palace of the secretary is another building built in the late Safavid period. It was renovated in 2005 and turned into a hotel.

The great art of Iran is not limited to the pre-Islamic era
With a general view of the arts of this period, it must be admitted that in the Safavid period, a new and brilliant era in Iranian art arose once again.
The great art of Iran, as some have mistakenly thought, is not limited to the pre-Islamic period, but in each period, art that was beautiful and complete in its kind has emerged.
In the tenth lunar century, Iranian artists achieved new advantages and results, in that period carpets were woven that were unprecedented to date.
It is said that Shah Abbas Safavid was interested in collecting hard pottery and ordered to build special rooms for this purpose in Aali Qapavi, Isfahan, and the tomb of Sheikh Safi al-Din in Ardabil, and to prepare places on the wall for storing pottery.

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