Recognition of Mashhad baths during the Naser Al-Din Shah period based on historical texts and maps

Subject Areas : Epistemological and methodological researcher of historical research

Mohsen  Tabassi ¹ (Architecture Department, Art & Architecture Faculty, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad Branch)
Sepideh  Mousavi ² (Architecture Department, Faculty of Art & Architecture; Islamic Azad University, Mashhad Branch)

Received: 2018-07-21 Accepted : 2019-10-21 Published : 2019-08-23

Keywords: Mashhad baths, Naser Al-Din Period, Matlaa-ol-Shams, Nofoos-e Arz-e Aghdas, Julies Map,

Abstract :

Abstract The cleanness, which was important from the ancient times to the Iranian people, became more and more necessary with the advent of Islam, and the baths found their place in the urban structure. The study of the history of baths relies on written documentation because the baths have been exposed to damage due to changing social conditions. Historical baths in Mashhad have a sharper situation. The Nasser period is a brilliant period in the construction of baths in Mashhad, which has been left with less than the baths. Therefore, the purpose of this research is to recognize the baths of Mashhad in the Naser Al-Din period based on texts and maps which is remaining from that time. In the present study, the historical method has been used to provide the necessary information through documentary and field studies. The sources of research include Matlaa-ol-Sams, Nofoos-e Arz-e Aghdas and the Julies map. The results show the difference in the number of bathrooms in the three documents. The reasons for the difference are the uncertainty surrounding the borders of the neighborhoods and the non-native of Julies and Etemad Al-Saltanah.