AA Golestan Palace Date of Submission: 2013 State, Region or Province: Tehran Province Category: Cultural During the reign of the Safavid Shah Abbas I, a vast Garden called Chahar Bagh (Four Gardens), a governmental residence were constructed on the present site of Golestan Palace and its surroundings in Tehran. The Arg was built during the reign of Tahmasp I (1524-1576) and was reconstructed by Karim Khan Zand (1750-1779). Later Karim Khan Zand ordered the construction of a citadel and a number of towers in the same area. In the Qajar era some royal buildings were gradually built within the citadel. In 1813 the eastern part of the royal Garden was extended and some other places were built around the Golestan garden. The group of places in the northern part of the garden, consists of the museum hall, the ivory hall, the crystal hall and Narinjestan hall. Among all halls, the most famous one is the Ayineh Hall for its extraordinary mirror work. The Hall was designed by Haj Abdoul Hossein Memar bashi (Sanie-ol-Molk), with the cooperation of Yahaya Khan Moetamed-ol-Molk,the Minister of Architecture, who acted as consultant to the designer Short URL: https://en-economic.mfa.ir/s/menlGw
