In traditional Persian architecture, a howz (Persian: حوض) is a centrally positioned symmetrical axis pool. If in a traditional house or private courtyard, it is used for bathing, aesthetics or both.[1][2] If in a sahn of a mosque, it is used for performing ablutions. A howz is usually around 30 centimetres (12 in) deep. It may be used as a "theatre" for people to sit on all sides of the pool while others entertain.[3]
Howz is a feature of the Persian gardens.
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A small howz in a mosque in Tehran shaped in the traditional form of two squares, one rotated 45 degrees
Small howz in Isfahan
A howz in the historical bath house of Arg of Karim Khan
Howz in Soltan Amir Ahmad Bath House, Kashan, Iran
Howz of the Eram Garden
The howz in courtyard of Mostowfi House
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A big rectangular howz in a traditional Iranian house
Howz of the Khaneh Lari, Yazd
An asymmetrical empty howz
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See also
- Architecture of Iran
References
- ^ Mohammad R. Ghanoonparvar (2001). Translating the Garden. University of Texas Press. p. 37. ISBN 978-0-292-72835-6.
- ^ Ghanoonparvar, M.R. (2001). Translating the Garden. University of Texas Press. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- ^ Anthony Frost; Ralph Yarrow (30 August 2007). Improvisation in Drama. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 72. ISBN 978-1-137-07593-2.