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Certain design elements of Persian architecture have persisted throughout the history of Iran.

The most striking are a marked feeling for scale and a discerning use of simple and massive forms.

The consistency of decorative preferences, the high-arched portal set within a recess, columns with bracket capitals, and recurrent types of plan and elevation can also be mentioned.

Through the ages these elements have recurred in completely different types of buildings, constructed for various programs and under the patronage of a long succession of rulers.