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Golestan Palace is the former royal Qajar complex in Iran
Iran

Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran and formerly known internationally as Persian Empire until 1935, is a country in Central Eurasia, located on the northeastern shore of the Persian Gulf and the southern shore of the Caspian Sea....
's capital city.

The oldest of the historic monuments in Tehran
Tehran

Tehran is the capital and largest city of Iran, and the administrative center of Tehran Province. Tehran is a sprawling city at the foot of the Alborz mountain range with an immense network of highways unparalleled in Western Asia....
, 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
Tahmasp I

Tahmasp I was an influential Shah of Persian Empire of the Safavids Dynasty.Tahmasp was born in Shah Abad and came to power at the age of 10, when he succeeded to the throne of Persia in 1524 after the death of Ismail I....
 (r.






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Golestan Palace is the former royal Qajar complex in Iran
Iran

Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran and formerly known internationally as Persian Empire until 1935, is a country in Central Eurasia, located on the northeastern shore of the Persian Gulf and the southern shore of the Caspian Sea....
's capital city.

The oldest of the historic monuments in Tehran
Tehran

Tehran is the capital and largest city of Iran, and the administrative center of Tehran Province. Tehran is a sprawling city at the foot of the Alborz mountain range with an immense network of highways unparalleled in Western Asia....
, 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
Tahmasp I

Tahmasp I was an influential Shah of Persian Empire of the Safavids Dynasty.Tahmasp was born in Shah Abad and came to power at the age of 10, when he succeeded to the throne of Persia in 1524 after the death of Ismail I....
 (r. 1524-1576) of the Safavid dynasty
Safavid dynasty

The Safavids were an Iranian Shia dynasty of mixed Azerbaijani people and Kurdistan origins which ruled Persia from 1501/1502 to 1722. Safavids established the greatest Iranian empire since the Islamic conquest of Persia and established the Twelvers of Imamah as the official religion of their empire, marking one of the most important turni...
 (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 royal Qajar 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
Pahlavi dynasty

The Pahlavi dynasty ruled Iran from the crowning of Reza Shah in 1925 to the overthrow of Reza Shah Pahlavi's son Mohammad Reza Pahlavi in the Iranian Revolution of 1979....
 built their own palace at Niavaran
Niavaran

Niavaran is a district in the northeastern Tehran foothills. Bordering leafy, uphill-winding Darband Street, it can be reached from Tajrish Square, and is close to Darabad at the far north-eastern corner of Greater Tehran....
. The most important ceremonies held in the Palace during the Pahlavi era were the coronation of Reza Khan (r. 1925-1941) in Takht-e Marmar
Takht-e Marmar

The Marble Throne is a 250 year old royal throne in Tehran, Iran.The throne was built from 1747 to 1751 for Fat'h Ali Shah Qajar. It was designed by Mirza Baba Shirazi Naqqash-Bashi and royal stonecutter Ostad Mohammad Ibrahim Isfahani....
 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
Reza Shah

'Reza Shah, also Reza Shah Pahlavi , , was the Shah of Iran from December 15, 1925 until he was forced to Abdication by the Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran in September 16, 1941....
 who believed that the centuries old Qajar 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.

windows in the Palace]]

On October 11, 2005 the Cultural Heritage Organization of Iran
Cultural Heritage Organization of Iran

Iran Cultural Heritage, Handcrafts and Tourism Organization is an educational and research institution overseeing numerous associated museum complexes throughout Iran....
 submitted the palace to the UNESCO
UNESCO

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations established on 16 November 1945....
 for inclusion into the World 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
Cultural Heritage Organization of Iran

Iran Cultural Heritage, Handcrafts and Tourism Organization is an educational and research institution overseeing numerous associated museum complexes throughout Iran....
.

See also

  • Takht-e Marmar
    Takht-e Marmar

    The Marble Throne is a 250 year old royal throne in Tehran, Iran.The throne was built from 1747 to 1751 for Fat'h Ali Shah Qajar. It was designed by Mirza Baba Shirazi Naqqash-Bashi and royal stonecutter Ostad Mohammad Ibrahim Isfahani....
  • Niavaran Palace Complex
    Niavaran Palace Complex

    Niavaran Palace Complex is situated in the northern part of Tehran, Iran. It consists of several buildings and a museum. The Sahebqraniyeh Palace from the time of Nasir al-Din Shah of Qajar dynasty is also inside this complex....
     
  • Sadabad Palace
    Sadabad Palace

    The Sadabad Palace is a palace built by the Pahlavi dynasty of Iran in the Shemiran area of Tehran.The complex was first inhabited by Qajar monarchs and royal family in the 19th century....
  • Saltanat Abad Palace
  • Firouzeh Palace, (which belongs to Tehran's Zoroastrian community)
  • Soleymaniyeh Palace
  • Baharestan Palace, (where Persia's first parliament was located)
  • Morvarid Palace, Karaj
    Karaj

    Karaj is a city in Iran, located in Tehran province. It is situated 20 km west of Tehran, at the foot of the Alborz mountains.Karaj had a population of 1,732,275 in the 2006 census, making it the fourth-largest city in Iran after Tehran, Mashhad and Esfahan; however, the city is increasingly becoming an extension of metropolitan Tehran....
    , designed by the Frank Lloyd Wright
    Frank Lloyd Wright

    Frank Lloyd Wright was an United States architect, interior designer, writer and educator, who designed more than 1,000 projects, which resulted in more than 500 completed works....
     Foundation.
  • Bagh-e Ferdows
    Bagh-e Ferdows

    Bagh-e Ferdows , also known as Emarat-e Bagh-e Ferdows and The Mohammadieh Palace, is part of a historical complex of garden palaces in Tajrish, Shemiran, North Tehran, between Zafaraniyeh and Jafar Abad....


External links

  • Images of the , Iran Journal of Architecture, No. 14, October 2004.
  • Farnaz Khatibi, .
    , by Amin Azad and Farnaz Khatibi, Jadid Online, 2008. (4 min 54 sec).