Representation changes of Hasht Behesht palace an‎d Bulbul garden based on historical documents using augmented reality technology

4/18/2025 12:00:00 AM

Hasht Behesht building is one of the rare examples of urban pavilions remaining from the Safavid gardens. This building is actually part of a historical garden named Bulbul Garden. Over the years, Bulbul Garden an‎d the Hasht Behesht Palace have undergone numerous changes. Eventually, the structural elements of Bulbul Garden were destroyed, an‎d todayʹs visitors do not perceive the existence of a historical garden by visiting the building alone. There is a risk that Bulbul Garden will be erased from collective memory, an‎d the current park will be substituted, evoking the buildingʹs context in the audienceʹs mind. On the other han‎d, the Hasht Behesht building is the only pavilion remaining from the gardens of Chaharbagh Street. Misunderstan‎ding this structure could lead to misinterpretation of a historical period. Therefore, this dissertation aims to answer these questions: How can we present a representation plan of the transformations of the Hasht Behesht Palace an‎d Bulbul Garden? How can we create a historical narrative of the building using visual expression technologies such as augmented reality? Despite the challenges an‎d obstacles in understan‎ding the essence of this historical garden, necessary actions for its reimagining in the audienceʹs mind require the deployment of specialized expertise, allocation of resources, time, an‎d socio-economic an‎d environmental changes. This study utilizes augmented reality tools an‎d presents a three-dimensional model of Bulbul Garden to increase visitorsʹ awareness of the buildingʹs context an‎d, simultaneously, aid in attracting the audience by creating digital attraction. The data for this dissertation were obtained through library an‎d field studies. The adopted research method is interpretive-historical, an‎d data analysis was conducted through descriptive-analytical methods an‎d logical reasoning. The representation of the transformations of the Hasht Behesht Palace an‎d Bulbul Garden is based on written, oral, an‎d visual historical documents, as well as the use of visual expression technologies such as augmented reality in creating a historical narrative of the building. As a result, this research leads to the awareness of the audience, the sensitivity of the local an‎d national community towards preserving an‎d reimagining the essence of Bulbul Garden, an‎d the creation of a new model in documenting information an‎d ensuring the proper preservation of the building an‎d garden in the future.

باغ تاريخي بلبل , كاخ هشت‌بهشت , بازنمايي تحولات , واقعيت افزوده , اسناد تاريخي

Bulbul Historical Garden , Hasht Behesht Palace , representation of changes , augmented reality , historical documents

Zahra Pirjamali

Dr. Fatemeh Mehdizadeh Saradj