page_title: Iwan
hierarchical_section_title: Iwan
caption_attribution_description: Courtyard of Jamé Mosque in Esfahan, looking towards south Iwan
context_page_description: An iwan is defined as a vaulted hall or space, walled on three sides, with one end open. Iwans were a trademark of the Sassanid architecture of Persia. They then found their way into Islamic architecture.
  Typically, iwans open on to a central courtyard, and have been used in both public and residential architecture.
context_section_description: An iwan (Persian: إيوان eyvān) is defined as a vaulted hall or space, walled on three sides, with one end open. Iwans were a trademark of the Sassanid architecture of Persia. They then found their way into Islamic architecture.
  Typically, iwans open on to a central courtyard, and have been used in both public and residential architecture.
caption: Great Mosque of Esfahan, View of the north iwan from the courtyard
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