- Golestan Palace
Golestān Palace ( _fa. کاخ گلستان) is the former royal
Qajar complex inIran 's capital city.The oldest of the historic monuments in
Tehran , the Golestan Palace (also Gulistan Palace) (The Rose Garden Palace) belongs to a group of royal buildings that were once enclosed within the mud-thatched walls of Tehran’s Historic Arg (citadel).The Arg was built during the reign of
Tahmasp I (r. 1524-1576) of theSafavid dynasty (1502-1736), and was later renovated by Karim Khan Zand (r. 1750-1779). Agha Mohamd Khan Qajar (1742-1797) chose Tehran as his capital. The Arg became the site of the Qajar (1794-1925). The Court and Golestan Palace became the official residence of the royalQajar family. The palace was rebuilt to its current form in 1865 by "Haji Abol-hasan Mimar Navai".During the Pahlavi era (1925-1979) Golestan Palace was used for formal royal receptions and the
Pahlavi dynasty built their own palace atNiavaran . The most important ceremonies held in the Palace during the Pahlavi era were the coronation of Reza Khan (r. 1925-1941) inTakht-e Marmar and the coronation of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (r. 1941-deposed 1979) in the Museum Hall.In between 1925 and 1945 a large portion of the buildings of the palace were destroyed on the orders of
Reza Shah who believed that the centuries oldQajar palace should not hinder the growth of a modern city. In the place of the old buildings modern 1950s and 1960s style commercial buildings were erected.In its present state, Golestan Palace is the result of roughly 400 years construction and renovations. The buildings at the contemporary location each have a unique history.
On October 11, 2005 the
Cultural Heritage Organization of Iran submitted the palace to theUNESCO for inclusion into theWorld Heritage List in 2007 .The "Kushk of Shams-ol-Emareh" was built "Ustad Muhammad-ali Kashi" in 1867CE.
Golestan Palace is currently operated by the
Cultural Heritage Organization of Iran .ee also
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Takht-e Marmar
*Niavaran Palace Complex [http://niavaranpalace.org/ (website)]
*Sadabad Palace
*Saltanat Abad Palace
*Firouzeh Palace, (which belongs to Tehran's Zoroastrian community)
*Soleymaniyeh Palace
*Baharestan Palace, (where Persia's first parliament was located at)
*Morvarid Palace,Karaj , designed by "TheFrank Lloyd Wright Foundation". [http://www.iranian.com/Kasraie/2004/June/Design/]
*Bāgh-e FerdowsExternal links
* [http://www.golestanpalace.ir/ Official web site of Golestan Palace]
* Images of the [http://iranjoa.com/iranjoa14/golestan/english/album.htm "Golestan Palace" marbles] , Iran Journal of Architecture, No. 14, October 2004.
* [http://www.iranian.com/ArefErfani/2005/May/Golestan/index.html Photos from Golestan Palace]
* Farnāz Khatibi, "The First Museum of Iran", in Persian, Jadid Online, 2008, [http://www.jadidonline.com/story/19082008/frnk/golestan_palace] .
"A slide show", by Amin Āzād and Farnāz Khatibi, Jadid Online, 2008: [http://www.jadidonline.com/images/stories/flash_multimedia/Golestan_palace_test/golestan_high.html] (4 min 54 sec).
* [http://www.anobanini.ir/travel/fa/tehran/1385/10/post_6.php#more Information and pictures of Golestan Palace] (in Persian)
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