Golestan Palace

Golestan Palace
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Edifice of the Sun (Shams ol Emareh)
LocationTehran, Iran
CriteriaCultural: ii, iii, iv
Reference1422
Inscription2013 (37th Session)
Area5.3 ha
Buffer zone26.2 ha
Coordinates35°40′47″N 51°25′13″E / 35.67972°N 51.42028°E / 35.67972; 51.42028
Golestan Palace is located in Tehran
Golestan Palace
Location of Golestan Palace
Golestan Palace is located in Iran
Golestan Palace
Golestan Palace (Iran)
Golestan Palace is located in West and Central Asia
Golestan Palace
Golestan Palace (West and Central Asia)

The Golestan Palace (Persian: کاخ گلستان, Kākh-e Golestān), also transliterated as the Gulistan Palace[1] and sometimes translated as the Rose Garden Palace from Persian language,[1][2] was built in the 16th century, renovated in the 18th century and finally rebuilt in 1865. It is the former official royal Qajar complex in Tehran.

One of the oldest historic monuments in the city of Tehran, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site,[3] 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 and 19th centuries.[3]

  1. ^ a b G. Massiot & cie. "Gulistan Palace: Part of the palace complex with water garden". Curate ND. Retrieved 2021-06-29.
  2. ^ Iran Traveling Center (July 5, 2014). "The Palace of Roses in Golestan Palace Tehran Iran". Facebook. Archived from the original on 2022-02-26. Retrieved 2021-06-29.
  3. ^ a b "Golestan Palace". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2017-01-02.