Abstract:
Problem statement: The building of Tekye h Dowlat in Tehran has always created many arguments and questions among the researchers in conservation and architecture history. The main axis of these questionsrelates to the building’s history and the relationship between Royal Albert Hall and Tekyeh Dowlat building.There are conflicting statements approving and neglecting Tekye h Dowlat architectural originality withinresearchers. A number of people referred to the trip of Nasereddin Shah to Europe and his visit to RoyalAlbert Hall building and believed he wanted to construct a similar building in Iran. Others deny this ideabelieving that this trip occurred after the construction of Tekye h Dowlat, thus this reasoning is wrong.Research goal: the main aims of this research is explaining the role of Tekyeh Dowlat in Iranian architecturehistory by comparing the construction technique to Royal Albert Hall.Research Methodology: In thepresent study tries to find evidence about building construction techniques for both buildings throughhistorical studies and comparative-historical analysis of the documents, especially those dealing with the
architecture and structure of Royal Albert Hall – that was found in British history archive –and finallyanswer the question “what is the relationship between Tekyeh Dowlat and Royal Albert Hall buildings.Research result: Results from this study suggest that despite the similarity of Tekye h Dowlat and RoyalAlbert Hall, Tekye h Dowlat building is recognized as a valuable and important example in Iranianarchitecture history due to its use of construction technique derived from Iranian architecture. Tekye hDowlat’s construction began a year after Royal Albert Hall’s on 1868. Based on this result, the present studyemphasizes on the role of construction technique studies for answering architectural history questions andconsidering it as an unlimited component of architecture history studies, especially the history of Iranianarchitectural evolution. This study means to eliminate the existing weaknesses in Iranian architecturalstudies, trying to find logical and rational answers about construction date of historical buildings in generaland Tekye h Dowlat in particular, avoiding myths and providing a general method for similar studies
Machine summary:
Research Methodology: In the present study tries to find evidence about building construction techniques for both buildings through historical studies and comparative-historical analysis of the documents, especially those dealing with the architecture and structure of Royal Albert Hall – that was found in British history archive –and finally answer the question "what is the relationship between Tekyeh Dowlat and Royal Albert Hall buildings.
1 The Scientific Journal of NAZAR research center (Nrc) for Art, Architecture & Urbanism Introduction Explaining the usage of comparison tools and the role of comparing construction technique structure in answering architectural history questions In different periods of history, Tekyeh Dowlat has always been interesting for various groups of researchers in the fields of architecture and history, and even due to its special use cases, performing arts and theaters.
In the present study, by using comparative tools in architectural history studies and investigating architectural, historical, and social aspects, and especially construction technique, which is the main area of comparing these two architectural buildings, answers are given as to whether the Tekyeh Dowlat building is built after Royal Albert Hall or is a building with independent structure and identity, with significant role in the evolution of Iranian architecture.
Comparison of Royal Albert Hall and Tekyeh Dowlat As suggested in the methodology part, comparison of the two buildings is conducted in terms of historical and social backgrounds of development, architectural structure, and construction technique structure so that answering the main question becomes possible and meanwhile weaknesses of the studies mentioned in the literature are avoided.