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One of the oldest historic monuments in the city of Tehran, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Golestan Palace belongs to a group of royal buildings that were once enclosed within the mud-thatched walls of Tehran's arg ("citadel"). It consists of gardens, royal buildings, and collections of Iranian crafts and European presents from the 18th ...
Jun 23, 2013 · Golestan Palace is located in the heart and historic core of Tehran. The palace complex is one of the oldest in Tehran, originally built during the Safavid dynasty in the historic walled city. Following extensions and additions, it received its most characteristic features in the 19th century, when the palace complex was selected as the royal ...
Golestan palace, is a historic royal complex located in the heart of Tehran, the capital of Iran. This complex was inscribed as a UNESCO world heritage site on 2013. It consists of royal palaces, gardens, museums and art galleries.
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Golestan Palace is the historical residence of the Qajar dynasty located in Tehran. The oldest building in the city, part of the complex of buildings, belongs to a group of buildings in the Arg of old Tehran. Golestan Palace was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2013.
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The Golestan Palace is a 19th-century royal residence that shows the merging of Persian and European styles, motifs and architecture. The buildings were once enclosed within the mud-thatched walls of Tehran's 16th-century Historic Citadel.
Apr 25, 2001 · The history of Golestan Palace dates back to the time of Shah Abbas Safavi (988 AH) and in a part of Pietro Delavaleh's travelogue (in 1028 AH) the city of Tehran was described with its maple trees that surrounded the royal palace (as the beginning of royal citadel). More or less this city was noticed in the next dynasties until the reign of ...
Silk Road Iran. Golestan Palace. Tehran, Iran. When the Qajar dynasty chose Tehran as its capital in 1794, the rulers began to construct a new residence on the site of a 16th century Safavid citadel. The result was Golestan Palace, an opulent complex of 17 grand structures set around a large elegant garden.
