The vestibule is the exterior part of the house that is built in different ways, a covered space with a dome-shaped roof, connected to the alley and the yard of the house, a space after the entrance space, which is often located immediately after the entrance door from the alley.
The most important function of the vestibule is to divide the entrance path into two or more directions and maintain a part of the privacy of the house. Hashti or kriyas is called the threshold and entrance of every building and space (dehkhoda). In fact, the vestibule was the outer part of the old houses, which was built in various shapes such as quadrangular, square, rectangular, octagonal, etc., and in general, it was a covered space that created the common entrance of at least two or more houses.
Usually, in the vestibule, platforms were built in the heart of the wall or protruding from it. So that if the conversations were long, the guests would not get tired, and sometimes it was even in this hall that the guests were received! It was possible for an artist or a professional to work in his house, so if his house was not large enough to have a separate and separate interior and exterior to receive his clients, he would use and benefit from the vestibule space a lot.
Hashti’s role has been very important in defining the neighborhood relationship and strengthening it.
Some vestibules were simple and some are rich in patterns and have architectural decorations and stucco.
The very beautiful vestibule of Sabaghian Hotel is one of the most beautiful vestibules among the historical houses of Kashan, which is octagonal in shape and has architectural decorations and stucco, which looks beautiful on the ceiling.
The hole in the ceiling brings the light inside and makes the interior bright and very beautiful and dreamy.
This vestibule connects to the entrance door to the alley from one direction and to the corridors and corridors to the yard and different parts of the house from the other direction.