iwan

(Persian: ایوان ). In Islamic architecture a vaulted space, walled on three sides, with a monumental portal opening onto a courtyard. (Also spelled: ivan). Web resource here.

Courtyard with iwans, Friday Mosque, Isfahan, Iran. Rebuilt starting 1120/21 CE.

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