Analysis of the involvement of the senses in historical monuments: A case study of Timcheh Qom.

Document Type : Original Article

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1 Assistant Professor of Architecture, Art and Architecture, University of Mazandaran, Babolsar, Iran

2 Instructor, Architecture Group, Faculty of Engineering, University of Qom, Qom, Iran.

Abstract

In historical monuments, the conflict of the senses was important in order to create a sense of belonging and readability of the space, and the architects tried to consider these principles and create it in various ways.The researcher examines the extent of the involvement of the senses in the Qom team as an example of a historical monument, examines the parameters affecting the senses and the degree of involvement of each by the existing elements, and examines the impact of each according to the specific age and gender, and finally using the obtained results.Today's architecture should be presented according to the age and gender of the audience. Research is a quantitative research in nature and field research in terms of data collection.The statistical population of this study consists of 32 merchants and visitors, which was determined using Morgan table as a sample size. A questionnaire was used to collect data.The validity of the questionnaires was confirmed by experts.The reliability of the questionnaire was 0.793 using Cronbach's alpha formula. SPSS software was used to analyze the data and the abnormality of the data was determined.The findings of Spearman correlation test showed that the relationship between light and sound, the relationship between light and touch, the relationship between light and vision, the relationship between sound and touch had a moderate correlation and the relationship between sound and vision, the relationship between touch and vision had a strong correlation.The involvement of hearing and vision in this building has also been very high. Also, the results of Mann Whitney test indicate that the factor of gender and age did not affect the degree of involvement of the senses in this building.Finally, according to the research findings, practical suggestions on practical strategies for improving perception by involvement of the senses in the building are presented

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  • Receive Date: 01 December 2025
  • Revise Date: 28 January 2026
  • Accept Date: 05 May 2026
  • Publish Date: 22 June 2026

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