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Sunday, July 12, 2009

Sassanide Palace, Sarvestan

Located in Shiraz (a city of Fars province)Located 9 km southwest of Sarvestan, it is a large monument made of stone and gypsum. This monument dates back to the Sassanian period and to the time of Bahram-Gour (420-438 AD). Mehrnevsi, his well-known minister ordered ...

Abunasr Palace ( Takht-e-Abunasr )

Located in Shiraz (a city of Fars province)Six kilometers east of Shiraz, on top of a hill, ia a relic of an edifice made of brick and stone. As a result of archeological excavations, these remains have been estimated to date back to the Parthian period but it was ...

Sabz (Shahvand Palace) Museum

Located in Tehran (a city of Tehran province)This palace was constructed by Reza Khan in 1927 to the north west of Darband on the hillock of Sa’d Abad. This palace has a mirror pavilion, an entertainment area, a dinning room, bed room and an office room. The facade ...

Reja't Va Ebrat Museum

Located in Shiraz (a city of Fars province)This palace is in the aggregate of Sa’d Abad and in 1971 was utilized as the residence for the Queen Mother. Valuable Iranian carpets and articles brought from Europe can be noted here.

Negarestan and Howzkhaneh

Located in Tehran (a city of Tehran province)The Baharestan Palace, the ‘Howz-Khaneh’ of the old garden of Negarestan, the ‘Darolfonoon’ Edifice and ‘Negarestan‘ Edifice in Tehran.

Sorkheh Hesar Palace

Located in Tehran (a city of Tehran province)This palace also known as the Yaqoot or Ruby palace was built by Naseredin Shah at the end of the (13th century). This palace comprised of two parts, named as"Kushk-e-Birouni" and "Haram Khaneh" which in overall consisted ...

Saltanat Abad Palace

Located in Tehran (a city of Tehran province)This two-storeyed palace was built under the orders of Naseredin Shah in the village of Rostam Abad in the year (1305 AH). This palace has a ‘Hoze-Khaneh’ in the center (a covered area with a pool). The walls and rooms ...