Hossein Lorzadeh
Iranian artist and architect
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| Intro | Iranian artist and architect | ||
| A.K.A. | Hosein ebn-e Mohammad Lorzade Hosein Lorzade | ||
| A.K.A. | Hosein ebn-e Mohammad Lorzade Hosein Lorzade | ||
| Places | Iran | ||
| was | Artist Architect | ||
| Work field | Arts Engineering | ||
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| Birth | 1906, Tehran, Central District, Tehran County, Iran | ||
| Death | 14 September 2004Tehran, Central District, Tehran County, Iran (aged 98 years) | ||
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Hosein ebn-e Mohammad Lorzade (Persian: حسین ابن محمد لرزاده; c. 1906 - 14 September 2004) was an Iranian traditional architect/mimar. He is credited for building a large number of mosques (approximately 864), palaces and other buildings. His most notable works include: the Tomb of Ferdowsi, parts of Sepahsalar Mosque, various buildings in Sa'dabad Complex, sections of Imam Husayn Shrine in Karbala and many more. He was a known for his knowledge of variant traditional Persian architecture ornaments, such as Kaseh-sazi.
Biography
Lorzadeh was born in 1906 in Tehran. His father, Master Mohammad, was one of the renowned architects of his time and was a colleague of Haj Hassan Sani’ al-Divan. He studied under Master Mirza Hassan as young child. He went on to study sculpture at the Kamal-ul-Molk High School, and continued his studies with Seyed Mohammad-Taqi Naqash Bashi.
His house was transformed into a museum in 2019.