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Baudgeers of Iran are divided into four general types:
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Vestibule is a space as big as a large room which is located right after the entrance of the building. It links the internal and external parts of the house or any other building. This space is usually square, six-sided, or eight-sided. It may be one-story or two-story building. Its ceiling is dome-like and there is a window in the center to illuminate the room.
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Eight and half is an expression used in architecture. In this design some of the sides are smaller than the others.
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Bahadori, M.N., Dehghani-sanij, A., Sayigh, A. (2014). The Architecture of Baudgeers. In: Wind Towers. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-05876-4_3
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