Construction of history : Mohammad-Reza Shah revivalism, nationalism, and monumental architecture of Tehran, 1951-1979
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Author(s)
Der-Grigorian, Talin, 1972-
Advisor(s)
Nasser O. Rabbat.
Alternative Title
Mohammad-Reza Shah revivalism, nationalism, and monumental architecture of Tehran, 1951-1979
Date Issued
1998
Publisher
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Abstract
This Master's thesis focuses on modem Iranian national/revival architecture under the Pahlavi royal dynasty, in particular the reigning period of Mohammad-Reza Shah. I analyze and interpret three specific monuments: the mausoleum of Reza Shah built in 1950, the Shahyad Aryamehr Monument built in 1971 on the occasion of 2500-year monarchy, and a prayer-house in Farah Park built in 1978. These monuments participated and contributed to the national narrative through revivalistic forms from the pre-Islamic architectural history, hence they underlay specific political agendas and were nationalistic in nature. The destiny of these structures after the fall of the Pahlavi dynasty, raises issues of monumentality, permanence, and the presence or absence of inherent meaning in architecture.
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Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1998.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-250).
Subjects
Architecture
MIT Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Architecture
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