A Study on Ornamental Plastering and Mirrorworks in RahimabadEdifice of Birjand

Rahim abad Garden built in Qajar era، is located at the end of Modares street inBirjandcity. The most significant decorations in Qajar architecture include: tile setting، plastering and mirror works among which the latter two are more noticeable in RahimabadGarden. Among the important characteristics of this edifice are stunning designs like animal busts، flowervases، arabesques and floral sprays. The architectural ornamentations of this edifice have not yet been studied. The motifs in this paper are explored in the context of artistic traditions of architecturalornamentations. Drawing on published material and interviews with the Birjand’s architecture experts، the method through which this paper is conducted is descriptive-analytic، in some cases comparative to historical instances. The results indicate the variety of ornamentations، naturalistic aspect of decorative motifs، installation of animal busts، and the influences of Sasanian art.