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A sahn, ((アラビア語:صحن), '), is a courtyard in Islamic architecture. Most traditional mosques have a large central sahn, which is surrounded by a ''riwaq'' or arcade on all sides. In traditional Islamic design, residences and neighborhoods can have private sahns. In Islamic and Arab architecture, the ''sahn'' courtyard is a common element in religious buildings and residences throughout the Arab world and beyond, used in urban and rural settings. The cloister is its equivalent in European medieval architecture and its religious buildings. ==History== Originally, the ''sahn'' was used for dwellings, as a secure and private setting within a residence compound's walls. Ruins of houses in Sumerian Ur with sahns have been found, from the Third Dynasty of Ur (2100 - 2000 BCE). In historic Persian garden design ''sahns'' were the location for private Paradise gardens. In traditional Persian architecture, the courtyard usually contained a ''howz'' or symmetrical pool, where ''wudu'' (Islamic ablutions) were performed. The use of sahn in Islamic architecture continued until the mid-twentieth century, when modernist architecture began to influence Islamic cultures' residential and public buildings' designs. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sahn」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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