Route analysis in the architecture of museums and tomb buildings through space syntax case study: (Tomb of Nader Shah in Mashhad, Avicenna Mausoleum in Hamadan, and Mausoleum of poets in Tabriz)

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Figure 1. Conceptual model of the general structure of the research, Source: Author

Table 1. The architecture of the buildings of Avicenna

The Museum and Tomb of Avicenna in Hamadan, (Architect: Houshang Seyhoun) Hamadan City, 1951
	- Using the geometry of square and rectangular with the golden proportions - Paying attention to symmetry in plan and entrance to the direction of the main axis - Locating the tomb on the entrance axis and under the tower (Khanizad 2015).	Building architecture
		Entrance space
		Tomb space
		Museum space

Table 2. The architecture of the Tomb of Nader Shah

Tomb of Nader Shah, (Architect: Houshang Seyhoun), Mashhad, 1963
	The building is designed based on the two main geometric shapes, namely square and triangle. - The central square is based on the modulation of square and consists of five squares in each row. - The flooring lines and the column proportions to the plan environment are also consistent with the military arrangement (Ramazanian 2014).	Building architecture
		Entrance space
		Tomb space
		Museum space

Table 3. The architecture of the Mausoleum of the poets

The Mausoleum of the Poets, (Architect: Mohammad Farzan Mehr), Tabriz, 1976
	- The architectural structure located in the middle of the areas of the cultural and historical complex of the Mausoleum of the Poets in Tabriz is designed in such a way that, besides the novel design, a sense of creating a connection is always felt between the viewer and the structure (Rajaipoor and Sadeghi 2013). - The design of the building plan has axial symmetries.	Building architecture
		Entrance space
		Tomb space
		Museum space

Table 4. Axial and visual analysis of the Nader Shah museum and Tomb in Mashhad

Table 5. Axial and visual analysis of the Avicenna museum and Tomb in Hamadan

Table 6. Axial and visual analysis of the Museum and Mausoleum of the poets

Table 7. Comparative comparison between the objective and software observations (movement of people in space)

Results	Analysis	Observations
As known, people do not experience any ambiguity or confusion in choosing the routes in the three buildings, and this route choice in order to reach the space of the museum and the tomb, as well as the way to walk in them, is in accordance with the results of the analyses. Movement communication is very convenient in the entrance space. Also, this communication happens easily in the space of the museum and the tomb.

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