Howz

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For the village in Iran, see Howz, Iran.

In traditional Persian architecture, a howz (Persian: حوض) is a centrally positioned symmetrical axis pool. If in a traditional house or private courtyard, it is used for bathing, aesthetics or both.[1][2] If in a sahn of a mosque, it is used for performing ablutions. A howz is usually around 30 centimetres (12 in) deep. It may be used as a "theatre" for people to sit on all sides of the pool while others entertain.[3]

Howz is a feature of the Persian gardens.

Gallery[]

  • A small howz in a mosque in Tehran shaped in the traditional form of two squares, one rotated 45 degrees

  • Small howz in Isfahan

  • A howz in the historical bath house of Arg of Karim Khan

  • Howz in Soltan Amir Ahmad Bath House, Kashan, Iran

  • A howz in an historical underground teahouse (chaikhaneh) in Yazd

  • Howz of the Eram Garden

  • The howz in courtyard of Mostowfi House

  • A big rectangular howz in a traditional Iranian house

  • Howz of the , Yazd

  • An asymmetrical empty howz

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Mohammad R. Ghanoonparvar (2001). Translating the Garden. University of Texas Press. p. 37. ISBN 978-0-292-72835-6.
  2. ^ Ghanoonparvar, M.R. (2001). Translating the Garden. University of Texas Press. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  3. ^ Anthony Frost; Ralph Yarrow (30 August 2007). Improvisation in Drama. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 72. ISBN 978-1-137-07593-2.


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