Golestan Palace

The Golestanpalast (Persian کاخ گلستان ) is the former palace of the Qajar government in Tehran. It was built at the end of the 18th, beginning of the 19th century and until the establishment of the Islamic Republic official residence of the Persian monarch.

History

The oldest part of the historic monuments in Tehran, the Golestanpalast (Palace of Flowers ) belongs to a group of buildings of Persian ruling family, the ancient citadel of Tehran ( Arg). The Arg was built during the reign of Tahmasp I of the Safavid dynasty and later renovated by Karim Khan Zand and expanded. Aga Mohammed Khan chose Tehran as his capital and citadel became the seat of the Qajar. The courtyard and the palace have been converted to the official residence of the family of the Qajar and in the year 1865 by Haji Abol - hasan Mimar Navai to its present form.

During the era of Pahlaviden (1925-1979) of Golestanpalast was only used for official receptions, here is the Peacock Throne. In addition, there were other palaces in Tehran, including Saadabad the palace as a summer residence of the Shah, and the newly created Niavaran Palace. The most important ceremonies were the coronation of Reza Khan in 1925 to the Shah in 1967 and the coronation of his son, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last Shah of Iran.

Between 1925 and 1945 a large part of the palace demolished a modern district was able to build. Today the palace houses a museum, are shown in the ceramics, jewelery and weapons.

On June 23, 2013, the Golestanpalast was included in the list of World Heritage Sites by UNESCO.