Study architectural history of the West and its influence on the formation of contemporary architecture in Iran

The first Western-style architecture is Neoclassical architecture and it is an architectural style that mainly from the second half of the eighteenth century until the second half of the nineteenth century has been popular in Europe. This style, in the second half of the nineteenth century during the reign of Shah to Iran and Iranian architecture , was affected as other aspects of Iranian life at the time. In this paper, the influence of neoclassical architecture in Europe to Iran and the Iranian influence on architecture and architectural Western identity of the Nazarene have been studied now. The results of this study show at the time of the Qajar kings and courtiers due to frequent trips to Europe and fascination court against the culture and architecture of the modern West, the neoclassical architecture of Europe as a symbol of modernity into the architecture Iran and until the end of the second side to remain. But contemporary architects in Iran after the revolution-minded with regard to trying to revive this traditional Iranian architecture have so that the impact of too much Western culture in architecture and cities, buildings and people's lives are less important.

History, Architecture West, modern architecture, architectural Neoclassicism, contemporary architecture in Iran