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Wikipedia / Niavaran Complex

The Niavaran Palace Complex () is a historic palace complex situated in Shemiran (northern Tehran), Iran. It consists of several palace buildings and monuments dating back to the Qajar and Pahlavi eras.

History

In the early 19th century, Fath-Ali Shah ordered a summer residence to be built in Tehran's countryside. In 1850, the Sahebgharaniyeh Palace was built by the order of Naser al-Din Shah. In the 1910s, the Ahmad Shahi Pavilion was built as Ahmad Shah's residence.

During the reign of Reza Shah, all of the peripheral buildings of the Sahebgharaniyeh Palace, with the exception of the Ahmad Shahi Pavilion, were demolished, and the present-day structures were built to the north of the Sahebgharaniyeh. The Ahmad Shahi Pavilion was then used as an exhibition centre for presents from world leaders to the Iranian shahs.

During the reign of Mohammad Reza Shah, a new palace named Niavaran was constructed for the imperial family. The palace was designed in 1958 and completed in 1967. It served a variety of purposes for the court including as a home for the Shah and Shahbanu Farah as well as a place to entertain visiting foreign heads of state. On 31 December 1977, the reception and state banquet for U.S. president Jimmy Carter took place here.

The complex consists of three structures: Niavaran Palace, Ahmad Shahi Pavilion, and the Sahebgharaniyeh Palace. The buildings were built during various time periods ranging from Qajar Iran to Pahlavi Iran. Currently, the complex is a museum that showcases imperial artifacts. The interiors remain in their original 1979 state.

The Shah and Shahbanu left basically everything behind when they left Iran in January 1979.

Palaces

Gallery

See also

References

  • (Persian), (English) – Niavaran Cultural Historic Complex