Investigation for Energy Use and Conservation of Sustainable Traditional Architecture: Case of Malatya/Turkey Bahri Mosque

Goharshad Mosque is a particular building of Timuri era in holy Mashhad city which is located between house dome and holy Razavi shrine with four veranda. The biggest Veranda of this Mosque is its southern one, known as Ivan (Veranda) Maqsurah. The most important and valuable inscriptions of the Mosque are there. This study tries to investigate Quran themes used in Inscriptions of this veranda from spiritual function view. The methodology of this article is interpretation-analytic which its data gathered in library and field. The present study findings show that many educational & moral concepts can be concluded from the verses of such inscriptions which put forward a valuable resource to those who interested in such issues.

10.5923.j.arch.20201002.03.pdf