Considering the Role of Wood and Timber Roof in Persepolis Architecture

Alborz Davoodi; Alvand Davoodi

doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.778.11

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Experimental Values of Wood Strength in Bending between the 17^th and the 18^th Century
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Considering the Role of Wood and Timber Roof in Persepolis Architecture
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The Influence of Biological Factors on the Health of Timber Structures on 11^th to 14^th Century AD in Yazd
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Failures of the Listed Wooden Buildings in Istanbul
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A Symbolic Wooden Building in Istanbul: The Amcazade Hüseyin Pasha Reception Hall/Divanhane
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A Study on Timber Structural Elements of a Traditional Turkish House
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Traditional Seismic Construction Technology of the Turkish House 'Konak', Concentration of the Case Study 'Saraçlar Şehir House' in Safranbolu
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Typical Failures, Seismic Behavior and Safety of the “Bourbon System” with Timber Framing
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Considering the Role of Wood and Timber Roof in Persepolis Architecture

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Persepolis is one of the most important ancient monumental buildings in the world which unfortunately was burned by Macedonian Alexander arson in 330 B.C and its great and beautiful timber roof had been destroyed. In this article we tried to consider the role of wood and timber roof in Persepolis architecture and show a model to revitalize it.

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Advanced Materials Research (Volume 778)

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September 2013

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Alborz Davoodi, Alvand Davoodi

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Architecture, Persepolis, Revitalize Model, Structural Function, Timber Roof

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