Nazar Research Center Journal of Art and Civilization of the Orient 2345-6612 13 49 2025 09 23 Explaining the Role of Cultural and Architectural Changes in India on the Development of Romantic Architecture in the Facades of Government Buildings in Zahedan (Pahlavi I Period) Explaining the Role of Cultural and Architectural Changes in India on the Development of Romantic Architecture in the Facades of Government Buildings in Zahedan (Pahlavi I Period) 14 31 225662 10.22034/jaco.2025.499522.1443 FA Gohar Shahraki Moghadam Department of Architecture, Qazvin Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qazvin, Iran. 0009-0003-0518-5868 Jamaleddin Soheili Department of Architecture, Qazvin Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qazvin, Iran. 0000-0002-2645-8912 Maryam Armaghan Department of Architecture, Qazvin Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qazvin, Iran. 0000-0002-0032-3008 Journal Article 2025 01 18 India has always been an important cultural neighbor of Iran, both near and far. During the reign of the First Pahlavi, this country had a significant role in shaping the architecture of the southeastern cities of Iran, particularly Zahedan for various reasons. Architecture has historically maintained a strong connection with cultural factors, and the developments that have occurred in this field have had noticeable effects on architecture. Understanding the significance of how these cultural and architectural transformations in India have influenced the architecture of Zahedan is the subject of this writing. Therefore, the main research question is: What components and characteristics define the Romantic architecture of Zahedan, influenced by the cultural and architectural transformations of India? This research is of a historical-interpretive nature and, based on historical documents and field observations, will analyze the role of these movements in the emergence of Romanticism in the architecture of Zahedan and the manifestation of physical characteristics in the architecture of this city during the First Pahlavi period through a descriptive-analytical method. The results of the research indicate that the architecture of Zahedan during the First Pahlavi era was influenced by Indian Romanticism, and the wise application of its themes in the architecture of this period in Zahedan reflects connections with neighboring countries in the mentioned geography, either directly or indirectly. These connections have allowed cultural and architectural transformations to penetrate the essence and structure of urban architecture in Iran and visibly affect it. The most important characteristics of Romanticism, such as nature-oriented design using local materials, a focus on human emotions and feelings through the use of light, color, and specific spatial proportions, an emphasis on storytelling and narrative through the use of symbolic representations from historical tales, idealism and classicism through the creation of ideal spaces, and modernity through the application of innovative methods in the architecture of government buildings in Zahedan, have been prominently displayed. India has always been an important cultural neighbor of Iran, both near and far. During the reign of the First Pahlavi, this country had a significant role in shaping the architecture of the southeastern cities of Iran, particularly Zahedan for various reasons. Architecture has historically maintained a strong connection with cultural factors, and the developments that have occurred in this field have had noticeable effects on architecture. Understanding the significance of how these cultural and architectural transformations in India have influenced the architecture of Zahedan is the subject of this writing. Therefore, the main research question is: What components and characteristics define the Romantic architecture of Zahedan, influenced by the cultural and architectural transformations of India? This research is of a historical-interpretive nature and, based on historical documents and field observations, will analyze the role of these movements in the emergence of Romanticism in the architecture of Zahedan and the manifestation of physical characteristics in the architecture of this city during the First Pahlavi period through a descriptive-analytical method. The results of the research indicate that the architecture of Zahedan during the First Pahlavi era was influenced by Indian Romanticism, and the wise application of its themes in the architecture of this period in Zahedan reflects connections with neighboring countries in the mentioned geography, either directly or indirectly. These connections have allowed cultural and architectural transformations to penetrate the essence and structure of urban architecture in Iran and visibly affect it. The most important characteristics of Romanticism, such as nature-oriented design using local materials, a focus on human emotions and feelings through the use of light, color, and specific spatial proportions, an emphasis on storytelling and narrative through the use of symbolic representations from historical tales, idealism and classicism through the creation of ideal spaces, and modernity through the application of innovative methods in the architecture of government buildings in Zahedan, have been prominently displayed. http://www.jaco-sj.com/article_225662_8f4d12ba592be83d60971ab7027e4229.pdf