Iran - Room of Color and Light in Tabatabaei historical house in Kashan

Kashan (Persian: کاشان, Kāshān) is a city in the province of Isfahan, Iran. When visiting Kashan in 1993, the chairman of UNESCO remarked: “Kashani architects are the greatest alchemists of history. They could make gold out of dust”. Indeed, almost all of Kashan’s masterpieces, as in many other parts in Iran are made of humble, local, earth.

Khaneh Tabatabaei-ha or "The Tabatabaeis' House" is a famous historic house in Kashan, Iran. The house was built in the 1840s for the affluent Tabatabaei family. It consists of a four beautiful courtyards, delightful wall paintings with elegant stained glass windows, and all the other classic signatures of Traditional Persian residential architecture such as biruni and andaruni.

One of the amazing things you can do in Iran is visit its incredible historical houses or some of the mosques which have stunning color glass windows. If you are there at the right time the room is flooded with light and color.

Camera Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Lens focal length: 12.00 - 24.00 mm, Photo Focal length: 19.00 mm, Aperture: 7.1, Exposure time: 1/50 s, ISO: 200

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  3. Candice BostYn PhotographY (30 months ago | reply)

    Waou ! quelles couleurs flamboyantes ! superbes !

  4. BntOman ♥ Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ✿ (30 months ago | reply)

    this is just beautiful :) >>> always love passing by your flickr ...you are a role model and an inspiration :)

  5. SajiAntony (30 months ago | reply)

    wow great shot...great composition ..love the colors..perfect play of lights through the windows...

  6. carlotardani - più OFF che ON (30 months ago | reply)

    Nominated

    I pick this photograph to be on the cover of National Geographic
    National Geographic: Are You Good Enough?

  7. SFB579 (30 months ago | reply)

    Good shot, taken well. Have a good week.

    Steve

    "Nature provides for our needs, but not for our greed"

  8. HoMi\nside (30 months ago | reply)

    Wonderful colors, as usual great shot / Magnifique couleurs, comme d'habitude super photo

  9. Pepelahuerta (30 months ago | reply)

    Preciosa ,excelentes luces.Saludos

  10. ‘ Fatma ✿ [deleted] (30 months ago | reply)

    awesome !!

  11. Barbara Jones / photosecosse.com (30 months ago | reply)

    Fabulous colours.......and the light is amazing ! ( and well handled !!)
    Great shot as usual !

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  12. AwazB (30 months ago | reply)

    great picture, very well done

  13. barnacarlos (30 months ago | reply)

    Guauuu..

  14. Spunky Girl Monologues [deleted] (30 months ago | reply)

    Beautiful colours!

  15. Slim Letaief [deleted] (30 months ago | reply)

    impressive color explosion here! Well done.

  16. four tails trying to catch up slowly (30 months ago | reply)

    another beautiful shot your photos are wonderful,beauty at it best

  17. dream-on (30 months ago | reply)

    Just fabulous!

  18. Sadeq Nader Abul (30 months ago | reply)

    beautiful shot!

  19. fraghorst (30 months ago | reply)

    *****

    So good!

  20. vgh.media (30 months ago | reply)

    whow...no words needed.....

  21. Dan Wiklund (30 months ago | reply)

    Fantastic capture.

  22. ☆Sushil☆ (30 months ago | reply)

    great shot lovely light

  23. dorothy mae (30 months ago | reply)

    An Incredible Capture of Color and Light!!!

  24. moocatmoocat (30 months ago | reply)

    lovely colors, I like the floor glow

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  25. *luis*l* [deleted] (30 months ago | reply)

    Como en todas tus fotos, un color perfecto¡¡

  26. Vangelis Feleris (30 months ago | reply)

    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called For ♥ Of A Photo, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

    Great colors.Great photo!

  27. Besser (30 months ago | reply)

    Beautiful place and great photo! How can you travel for this countries.

  28. Steve Gray (30 months ago | reply)

    Beautiful shot; great colors.

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  29. isahilo (30 months ago | reply)

    waw que preciosidada de colores

  30. LawrenLu (30 months ago | reply)

    Great color light, good capture!!

  31. www.flickr.com/photos/photographbychris (30 months ago | reply)

    Beautiful capture!

  32. sai_reel (30 months ago | reply)

    good eye lucie! love the colors!

    like a kaleidoscope!

    cheers!

    sai

  33. © Saleh AlRashaid / www.Salehphotography.net (30 months ago | reply)

    fantastic color lucie !!
    nicely taken

  34. Al Mahrezi (30 months ago | reply)

    Lovely colours reflection

  35. Ashan de Silva (30 months ago | reply)

    Well seen and captured Lucie

  36. Domi Rolland  (30 months ago | reply)

    Merci beaucoup Lucie

    Intéressant et jolie

    Domi

  37. newenglandgal (30 months ago | reply)

    Thanks for the background information.
    I would not have guessed that this was a private residence.
    The colors are striking.
    Beautiful shot.

  38. andrew katic (30 months ago | reply)

    really nice

  39. ☆Mi☺Λmor☆ (30 months ago | reply)

    Brilliant light :)

  40. Debbini (30 months ago | reply)

    very nice reflections!

  41. Jason_Hsu (30 months ago | reply)

    Wonderful colors, as usual great shot

  42. bostankorkulugu (30 months ago | reply)

    makes me feel like i am in a caleidoscope... mesmerising lucie...

    korkut

  43. Suh@il - PPA's Exhibition at LHR in JUL12. (30 months ago | reply)

    So magical, so beautiful glass art work and lovely shot.

  44. khalilshah (30 months ago | reply)

    Beautiful colors.

  45. CLA RI TY 瞳 (30 months ago | reply)

    amazing~!!!

  46. yusuf_alioglu (30 months ago | reply)

    Nominated

    I pick this photograph to be on the cover of National Geographic
    National Geographic: Are You Good Enough?

  47. DangsPix (30 months ago | reply)

    wonderful

  48. Gabesdog (30 months ago | reply)

    you have an incredible eye for all things beautiful.

  49. Domenico 1965 (30 months ago | reply)

    Fantastic colors and lights .
    Greetings from Sardinia

  50. ~ Floydian ~ (30 months ago | reply)

    Dag Lucie,
    Very graphical work, like it is made with a pencil...how beautiful....you really have made a very interesting trip...great place to be..!!!
    Groetjes, Henk

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  51. Bridget Davey (www.bridgetdavey.com) (30 months ago | reply)

    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Just Around the World, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

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