See discussions, stats, and author profiles for this publication at: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/327581572 A Double Dome Through the Ages: Building Technology and Performance of Esfahan Shah Mosque’s Dome Conference Paper · September 2018 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-99441-3_8 CITATION READS 1 1,371 3 authors: Ali Tavakoli Dinani Solmaz Sadeghi Politecnico di Milano Politecnico di Milano 10 PUBLICATIONS 6 CITATIONS 11 PUBLICATIONS 3 CITATIONS SEE PROFILE SEE PROFILE Paulo B. Lourenco University of Minho 966 PUBLICATIONS 15,031 CITATIONS SEE PROFILE Some of the authors of this publication are also working on these related projects: Performance-based intervention design of existing masonry buildings View project Sustainable strengthening of masonry structures with textile reinforced mortars View project All content following this page was uploaded by Ali Tavakoli Dinani on 29 July 2019. The user has requested enhancement of the downloaded file. A Double Dome Through the Ages Building Technology and Performance of Esfahan Shah Mosque’s Dome Ali Tavakoli Dinani1(&), Solmaz Sadeghi1, and Paulo B. Lourenço2 1 Department of Architecture and Urban Studies, Polytechnic of Milan, Milan, Italy {alitavakoli.dinani,solmaz.sadeghi}@polimi.it 2 Department of Civil Engineering, ISISE, University of Minho, Guimaraes, Portugal
[email protected] Abstract. On 7th May 1611, the construction of Esfahan Shah mosque started to be a part of the re-modeling of Safavid capital, a building that adopts a glazed bulbous double dome as a hybrid structure of brick and wooden elements. This paper aims to present building techniques, construction process and conserva- tion works of this complex dome through historical evidence and onsite sur- veying.