Lockhart L (2006) Take a look at the history of Isfahan., Golestan Art ![]() Honarfar L (1967) Fractine Publications, Isfahan The analysis of the Shâyej mâdis and Jolfâ historic quarters on the other hand, demonstrates the three main roles mâdis played in Safavid Isfahan: as a critical component of the Safavid urban infrastructure as generators of urban form in planned urban expansions and as the main urban landscape elements in public spaces. As a result, the key features of Châhâr-bâgh Boulevard are redefined as HUL elements and the interventions in this Boulevard made with the intention of conservation are re-evaluated on this basis. These value layers are mapped in a Geographic Information System. Theoretical analyses and a survey of the existing literature are used to define key data layers for historic, cultural, social, economic and environmental values. This research tries to understand these two important urban elements in light of the definitions of UNESCO Recommendation on Historic Urban Landscapes (2011). Urban extension of Isfahan thus developed around two major axes: a north–south axis in form of the designed Châhâr-bâgh Boulevard and an organic east–west axis developed around Zâyanderud River and its branching water canals ( mâdis), such as the Shâyej waterway which fed another Safavid development-the Jolfâ Quarters that was originally developed on the south of the river for accommodating Armenian migrants. ![]() When Isfahan was designated as the new capital at the end of sixteenth century AD, water canals played a key role in shaping the historic landscape of the city. ![]() For several centuries before Safavid’s rule (1501–1722), the water canal ( mâdi) was used to convey water from the Zâyanderud River to agricultural land in the periphery of the city of Isfahan.
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