چكيده به لاتين
Mashhad, the second largest city in Iran, is a historic holy city and the most important part of its historical site placed around Imam-Reza Shrine (the holy shrine of the eighth Imam of Shiites). Over the years, the growth in the number of pilgrims and tourists alongside the expansion of the Holy Shrine's complex and courtyards, have resulted in demolishing of many parts of the city's original construction or replacing them with hotels, shopping malls, etc.
In this article the focus is on a historic mason called Saraye-Azizollah-Of, one among the very few buildings which are still left protected to some extends. However, the unorganized and impracticable conditions of keeping this structure, parallel to the increment of the property prices in that particular area, have caused the high risk of renovation and even reconstruction a new assembly in this place from the trade's people and the keepers of the mason.
Considering the essential role of restoration of historical monuments in improving cultural knowledge and awareness alongside with preserving national, regional and historical values and conventions, this article proposes practical solutions for regeneration and utilization of Saraye-Azizollah-Of. The repair and rectification of structural damages in order to regenerate this historical monument, with due attention to social, economical, cultural and ethnic aspects, is only feasible with the restoration of both, the historical Abbas-Gholi-Khan Passage and Hassan-Khan Garden Passage( which is overlooking the structure).
The restoration and recovery of these historical monuments and passages concludes in ethnic, artistic and religious consolidation as well as tourism growth, economical growth and introducing the local lifestyle of Mashhad city. Respectively, supposing that this matter sustains well-supervised, it can support conservation of cultural and historical values of this monument.
Keywords: Saraye-Azizollah-Of. Abbas-Gholi-Khan Passage. Hassan-Khan Garden Passage. Restoration Proposal. Regeneration Plan Historical Monuments.
