Maremat & Me'mari-e Iran
Art University of Isfahan
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Semiotics is a science that deals with understanding the concepts and meanings effective in the formation of symbols. Signs and symbols play an essential role in the creation of works of art and human life. By presenting his three-dimensional model for the sign structure, Charles Sanders Peirce caused a great transformation in the knowledge of semiotics. Peirce's semiotics examines the decoding, what and why of the formation of signs and finding the meanings in human life in the majority of symbols and signs. The city of Masouleh has a thousand years of history. This historical city is located in Fuman with an area of more than 16 hectares in the western end of the Alborz mountain range of Talash heights at an altitude of 1050 meters above the sea level. Masouleh was registered in the list of national works of Iran in 1975 and is in the final stages of the UNESCO world registration. The unique architecture of this stepped city, which has a variety of arrays, has attracted many foreign and domestic tourists every year. The historical city of Masouleh has various architectural arrays that consist of different symbols and signs. The upcoming research is trying to deal with the concepts that form the architectural arrays of the historical city of Masouleh based on field studies and the use of Peirce's semiotic theory. The research questions are as follows: Are the architectural arrays of the historical city classified on several levels based on Peirce's semiotics? What meanings have been effective in the formation of Masouleh arrays? The research results show that the architectural arrays of Masouleh being classified in the levels of Girih tiling, Ghavarebari, carving, arches and Muqarnas, plastering, tiling, Evil Eye, calligraphy, mosaic-work and mirror work, have been formed in this city for many centuries according to Peirce's semiotic concepts based on religious beliefs, social and cultural concepts of Masouleh. Iconic symbols are used in the religious buildings of Masouleh in order to honor the Islamic concepts in a limited way, mostly in plant and animal forms, and they are used to create a spiritual, threatening and evangelizing atmosphere. Also, the symbolic signs of Masouleh arrays refer to sacred numbers with hopeful meanings, guiding servants by divine light, attributes of God, sanctity and respect for Four Elements in ancient Iranian culture, and being safe from negative and evil energies.
Article number: 151
Type of Study: Research original/ Regular Article |
Subject:
معماري و شهرسازي
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