A panjdari ( fa, پنج‌دری) is a traditional element of vernacular

Persian architecture Iranian architecture or Persian architecture ( Persian: معمارى ایرانی, ''Memāri e Irāni'') is the architecture of Iran and parts of the rest of West Asia, the Caucasus and Central Asia. Its history dates back to at least 5,000 BC ...

.Fallāḥʹfar, Saʻīd (سعید فلاح‌فر). ''The Dictionary of Iranian Traditional Architectural Terms (Farhang-i vāzhahʹhā-yi miʻmārī-i sunnatī-i Īrān فرهنگ واژه‌های معماری سنتی ایران)''. Kamyab Publications (انتشارات کامیاب). Kāvushʹpardāz. 2000, 2010. Tehran. US Library of Congress LCCN Permalink: http://lccn.loc.gov/2010342544 pp.52 The word comes from "panj" (پنج ''five'') and "dar" (در ''window'' or ''door''), meaning "five windowed room". By definition, a panjdari is a large room that is often flanked to the main

talar Talar դալար is a Western Armenian name for females. It's meaning is symbolic of the Evergreen Tree. The talar or talaar ( fa, تالار) is the throne hall of the Persian monarch that is open to the public. It includes a throne carved ...

of the house, and most often connected to a large

balcony A balcony (from it, balcone, "scaffold") is a platform projecting from the wall of a building, supported by columns or console brackets, and enclosed with a balustrade, usually above the ground floor. Types The traditional Maltese balcony ...

, where five large contiguous windows provide primary views to the main courtyard of the house. In modern terms, the room would be the equivalent of the living room of the house. However, traditional Persian houses were very large and had many rooms. The panjdari was therefore a main daily hub of the inhabitants.

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File:Panj Dari Amerian House.jpg, A fine example of a Panj-dari seen from the main balcony of the Amerian House File:5dari_(1).jpg, File:5dari_(2).JPG, File:5dari_(3).JPG, File:5dari_(4).jpg, File:5dari.jpg,

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