Iranian Journal of Horticultural Science

Iranian Journal of Horticultural Science

Study concept and application of paradise with style of pre-Islam period

Document Type : Full Paper

Authors
Elham Faraji Dizaji 1
Mohsen Kafi 2
Ahmad Khalighi 3
Sepideh Kalateh Jari 4
1 Former Ph.D. Student, Islamic Azad University, Science and Research, Tehran, Iran
2 Professor, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran
3 Professor, Islamic Azad University, Science and Research, Tehran, Iran
4 Assistant Professor, Islamic Azad University, Science and Research, Tehran, Iran
10.22059/ijhs.2017.217482.1098
Abstract
Human was and is discoverer of nature and agent of continuance installing and survival stability. This pointer can be found from poem and literature and Iranian decorative arts in different periods of history, which is marker of respect and interest of Iranians to nature. Contrary to current imagination in opinions, based on similarity of identity and structure of paradise in passing history can be said that gardening in different periods of history (pre-Islam either or post-Islam) had been including changes and differences that it seems it is follower of change in religious and cultural manners in each period. In this study, it has been tried to evaluate a generalities of paradise structure in pre-Islam period (Achaemenid and Sassanid periods), which with patterning from remainder effects and gardens of both periods, it is designed the parts (2410 m2) of civil model garden for university of Tehran and in a land with 40 hectare extent and hereby it is helped to correct concept of the subject for users (mainly students).
Keywords
Hakhamaneshian period
Iranian garden
Sasanian period
the gardening evolution in Iran
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Iranian Journal of Horticultural Science
Volume 50, Issue 1
Spring 2019
Pages 35-46

  • Receive Date 15 October 2016
  • Revise Date 27 April 2017
  • Accept Date 27 April 2017