Sights

Kashan Borujerdi House This is used to be a private home but now is open to public as a museum. This house was built in the early 19th century (about 130 years ago) by a famous merchant named Haj Seyed Jafar Borujerdi from Natanz. He conducted business in Borujerd in Lurestan Province and in Kashan as well. The completion of this building required 18 years of work and many workers, masterpainters, and architects. The entrance to the building is from an octagonal vestibule with a multilateral skylights in the ceiling. Near the entrance is a five-door chamber with intricate plasterwork. After the visitor passes through the narrow corridor, a vast rectangular courtyard opens up. This museum is arranged with four sides, for reception, ceremonies, residential halls and rooms. This museum or house is popular for its unusual wind towers (bad girs) which helps cool the house. Materials used are, stone, brick, sun baked bricks and a composition of clay, straw and mortar. There are paintings by Kamal Ol Molk Ghaffari, a famous Iranian painter.