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Hindi Review Article
Geometry and Proportion of Conical Domes' Plans in Iran: Reviewing Case Studies
Sepideh Korsavi* and Mohammad Aliabadi
Art and Architecture Faculty, Shiraz University, Iran
- *Corresponding Author:
- Sepideh Korsavi
Master Student, Art and architecture
faculty Shiraz University, Iran
Tel: +420 603 979 915
E-mail: Sepidehkorsavi@gmail.com
Received Date: August 07, 2014 Accepted Date: April 17, 2015 Published Date: April 27, 2015
Citation: Korsavi S, Aliabadi M (2015) Geometry and Proportion of Conical Domes' Plans in Iran: Reviewing Case Studies. J Archit Eng Tech 4:137. doi:10.4172/2168-9717.1000137
Copyright: © 2015 Korsavi S, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Abstract
The aim of this paper is to identify descriptive and quantitative features of conical domes to introduce geometry and proportion of their plans through analytic reviewing of case studies. Since geometry and proportion have been studied in conical domes, plans of conical domes need more attention in terms of geometry and proportion. Authors hypothesized that with introducing a new Ratio, analyzing geometry would be possible. This Ratio revealed nearly the value of √2 or √3 which is one of the most important Ratios in Islamic architecture. Authors have presented diagrams of superimposed squares and circles to suggest principles of designing with such Ratios. All kinds of plans whether circles or polygons can be designed based on these diagrams since circle is the basic geometry in Islamic architecture. Studying conical domes is important since studies show that their construction has lasted until Qajari era and may continue despite advances in other kinds of domes. Such studies strengthen the connection between past and present architecture of Iranian architecture.
