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The '''Ribat-i Sharaf''' (or '''Robat-e Sharaf'''; {{lang-fa|رباط شرف}}) is a [[caravanserai]], or rest place for travellers, that is located in [[Razavi Khorasan Province]], [[Iran]], between [[Merv]] and [[Nishapur]]. Built in the 12th century (circa 1114), the building looks like a fortified rectangle from the exterior. The courtyard and four [[Iwan]] floorplan is that of the traditional standard Iranian [[mosque]]. The walls and the ''pishtaq'' ({{lang|fa|پیشطاق}}), the entrance way inside an iwan, are decorated with vegetal and geometric patterning that function to provide a good example of the "Textile Metaphor" seen in [[Islamic architecture]] of this era.
The '''Ribat-i Sharaf''' (or '''Robat-e Sharaf'''; {{lang-fa|رباط شرف}}) is a [[caravanserai]], or rest place for travellers, that is located in [[Razavi Khorasan Province]], [[Iran]], between [[Merv]] and [[Nishapur]]. Built in the 12th century (circa 1114), the building looks like a fortified rectangle from the exterior. The courtyard and four [[Iwan]] floorplan is that of the traditional standard Iranian [[mosque]]. The walls and the ''[[pishtaq]]]'' ({{lang|fa|پیشطاق}}), the entrance way inside an iwan, are decorated with vegetal and geometric patterning that function to provide a good example of the "Textile Metaphor" seen in [[Islamic architecture]] of this era.
The caravanserai is consisted of two inter-related four [[Iwan]] planned courtyards, famous for owning some of the most diverse and beautiful brick decorations in [[Iranian architecture]].
The caravanserai is consisted of two inter-related four [[Iwan]] planned courtyards, famous for owning some of the most diverse and beautiful brick decorations in [[Iranian architecture]].



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The Ribat-i Sharaf (or Robat-e Sharaf; Persian: رباط شرف) is a caravanserai, or rest place for travellers, that is located in Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran, between Merv and Nishapur. Built in the 12th century (circa 1114), the building looks like a fortified rectangle from the exterior. The courtyard and four Iwan floorplan is that of the traditional standard Iranian mosque. The walls and the pishtaq] (پیشطاق), the entrance way inside an iwan, are decorated with vegetal and geometric patterning that function to provide a good example of the "Textile Metaphor" seen in Islamic architecture of this era. The caravanserai is consisted of two inter-related four Iwan planned courtyards, famous for owning some of the most diverse and beautiful brick decorations in Iranian architecture.

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36°15′59″N 60°39′20″E / 36.2664°N 60.6555°E / 36.2664; 60.6555