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Four-iwan plan
Also called four iwan plan, four-iwan
A courtyard with an iwan in the middle of each side, used for mosques, madrasas and caravanserais in Iran and beyond from the 12th century.
See also: Iwan
Where it appears in the book
In the chapters The Islamic World.
Nearby in the glossary
Foil · Folly · Form-finding · Four-centred arch · Free façade · Free plan · Frequency · Frieze