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[[Image:Jam%C3%A9_Mosque_Esfahan_courtyard.jpg|thumb|170px|left|[[Great Mosque of Esfahan]], View of the north iwan from the courtyard]]
'''Iwan''' or '''eyvan''' ([[Persian]]: ''ayvān'') is defined as a vaulted hall or space, walled on three sides, with one end entirely open.
Iwans were a trademark of the [[Sassanid]] architecture of [[Persia]], later finding their way into [[Islamic architecture]]. This transition reached its peak during the [[Seljuk Turks|Seljuki]] era when iwans became established as a fundamental design unit in Islamic architecture.
Typically, iwans open on to a central courtyard, and have been used in both public and residential architecture.
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Image:June21 2004-Wazir Khan Mosque Lahore (2).jpg|The entrance iwan of the [[Wazir Khan Mosque]], [[Lahore]], [[Pakistan]].
Image:Iwan Muzeh melli.jpg|The iwan of the [[National Museum of Iran]] was designed with the architectural precedent of [[Ctesiphon]] in mind.
Image:Amerian Taq up.jpg|Iwans are also used in residential architecture. The main iwan of the [[Amerian House]], [[Kashan]], [[Iran]].
Image:Badshahi Mosque July 1 2005 pic32 by Ali Imran (1).jpg|The [[Badshahi Masjid]] with an iwan in the centre, [[Lahore]], [[Pakistan]].
Image:Jamamasjid.JPG|The entrance iwan of the [[Jama Masjid, Delhi|Jama Masjid]], [[Delhi]], [[India]].
Image:Storks samarkand.jpg|Intricate designs on the iwan of the Ulugh Beg Madrassa, [[Samarkand]], [[Uzbekistan]].
Image:TajEntryArch.jpg|The entrance iwan of the [[Taj Mahal]], [[Agra]], [[India]].
Image:Model of Jame Mosque.jpg|[[Great Mosque of Esfahan]], scale model showing the court with the four iwans.
Image:King_Saud_Mosque2_(5).jpg|[[King Saud Mosque]], [[Jeddah]], an Iwan in the central court.
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==See also==
*[[Islamic Architecture]]
*[[Liwan]]
*[[Mosque]]
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