Abbasian Historical House — Attraction in Kashan

The historic Abbasian House stands as a masterpiece of Iranian architecture. This enchanting abode offers a unique and unforgettable experience, having served as the backdrop for numerous television series and films. Unlike any other house you've visited, the Abbasian House surprises with its simple exterior, making it hard to believe it's a historic landmark. However, once you step inside its beautiful courtyard, the grandeur and magnificence of this home become apparent. This house, nearly 200 years old, was built over two decades by the Kashani merchant, Seyed Ibrahim. With three stories and five courtyards, it's a testament to the architectural prowess of its time.

The house is thoughtfully divided into public and private sections, reflecting religious customs. Even the room layouts are interconnected, and the front door features two distinct knockers to distinguish between male and female visitors.

The Abbasian House has been nominated for the award of the most beautiful Iranian-Islamic residential building. Key architectural features include the use of the 'goudal baghche' style, where the building is constructed below street level to facilitate access to qanat water. The house also exhibits remarkable symmetry, with separate winter and summer sections to cater to the local climate.

Explore the three-story building, five courtyards, garden, servants' quarters, and more. While the original owner's family once occupied the entire complex, the courtyards have since been divided into separate houses. Highlights include the Mirror Room, a truly magnificent space adorned with stunning plasterwork, mirrors, and...

The Abbasi House is a large traditional historical house located in Kashan. Built during the late 18th century, the house is a beautiful example of Kashan’s residential architecture. Said to have been the property of a famous cleric, the Abbāsi house has six courtyards that would fit the needs of different families. One of the chambers has a ceiling designed with mirror pieces so as to give the impression of a starry sky under the nocturnal glitter of candlelight. Secret passageways were also built into the house, perhaps designed for the escape in times of invasion and emergencies. Despite its apparent similarity to other mansions in Kashan, the Abbasian House is strikingly individual. The family patriarch, instead of adding rooms to his own house as dwellings for his adult children, created an entire complex of six buildings. The number of rooms and spaces in this complex is overwhelming, and their arrangement is unmatched. Its multiple courtyards on various elevations are distributed over an intricate plan. To increase the feeling spaciousness and area, the courtyards of upper floors were made larger than those below. This gradual increase in size from the lowest to the upper levels of the building terminates in a spacious courtyard on top, in front of the richly ornamented reception halls and along the southwest and northeast wings of the house. High porticos and rows of rooms surrounding the courtyard are mirrored in the still water of its...

While the house was beautiful and most of the people working there extremely kind and welcoming, I have to WARN WOMEN traveling without a male companion.

EXTREME WARNING: SEXUAL HARASSMENT. Downstairs there is a famous weaving workshop owned by a man with UNESCO seal of excellence - Mr. Mohtashami’s workshop. We were super excited to buy some scarves/hijab from him. When he was putting the scarf on us, he would very slowly, deeply, and intentionally touch our faces. We didn’t think much of it and made the excuse that he was just badly attempting to show us the quality of the material. A few minutes later though, he stood very close to and hovered over me, I was uncomfortable so I moved away. That is when he did the same to my friend and GRABBED HER butt. We were shocked to experience such sexual harassment from a well known man like this and would caution women to go into his workshop alone. Please take this into consideration when visiting this...