The Study and Analysis of Architectural Decorations in "Ganjali Khan Complex", a Masterpiece of Art from the Safavian Perion in Kerman

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Gandj Ali khan’s complex, as a one of the most beautiful cases of Iranian Architecture and ornament in Safavid Art, consists square – Gendj Ali khan’s inn- whit inn, mosque, bath, water cistern that have placed in corners of square , and Bazar has situated around it.
Each part of set is a valuable Architecture work with various ornament of Safavid .
The Pleasant and two floor’s building of inn have ornaments compound of brick and tile that in comparison the other Safavid form are especial elegant. Natural, herbaceous paints-design and human, brutal paints-design are various. East and west effects are in harmony and elegance with Iranian true born completely .
There are paint and brick-made work on gypsume in bathroom and water cistern that are different whit the Safavid ornament in Esfahan or the other cities, such as bathroom’s portal and Charsugh of Bazar . Theme of these elements is natural and imaginary subject of popular paints. The paints of Gendj Ali khan ’s mosque that are exceptional works ,will be discuss in another paper.
One of the especial ornament of inn is inscription’s portal, signed by Reza Abbasi- the famous Safavid painter and calligraphist.
The method of tile-make is diaphoretic mostly in harmony with brick-made. Although the ornament of bathroom is tile in seven color whit various Natural, herbaceous and human, brutal paints-design .

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