Sun Palace

Nader Palace
کاخ نادر
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Alternative namesKalat Palace, Nader's Palace
General information
LocationKalat, Razavi Khorasan, Iran

The Nader Palace (Persian: کاخ نادر), the Kalat Palace (Persian: کاخ کلات) or the Sun Palace (Persian: کاخ خورشید) is a palace in Kalat (Nader Dejh), Iran. Built in 1738-1739, it is one of the few buildings that were built during the reign of Nader Shah Afshar. Its construction was cut short however after the assassination of the Shah.[1][2]

It is currently used as a museum of anthropology.[3]

  1. ^ "کاخی که نادرشاه برای نگهداری غنایم و جواهرات‌اش بنا کرد". ایسنا (in Persian). 2016-01-24. Retrieved 2021-11-26.
  2. ^ "Kalāt-E Nāderi". iranicaonline.org. Archived from the original on 2010-04-10. Retrieved 2021-11-26.
  3. ^ "Qasr-e Khorshid: once temporary home to the 'Napoleon of Iran'". Tehran Times. 2020-03-08. Archived from the original on 2021-04-15. Retrieved 2021-11-26.