One of the oldest historic monuments in the city of Tehran, and of world heritage status,the Golestan Palace belongs to a group of royal buildings that were once enclosed within the mud-thatched walls of Tehran's arg ("citadel").
Tehran's arg ("citadel") was built during the reign of Tahmasp I (r. 1524–1576) of the Safavid dynasty (1502–1736), and was later renovated by Karim Khan of the Zand dynasty (r. 1750–1779). Agha Mohammad Khan of the Qajar dynasty (1742–1797) chose Tehran as his capital. The arg became the seat of the Qajars (1794–1925). The court and palace of Golestan became the official residence of the Qajar dynasty.
It consists of gardens, royal buildings, and collections of Iranian crafts and European presents from the 18th and 19th centuries Includes exquisite presents from Napoleon Bonaparte, Queen Victoria, Tsarist court, Austrian court, Indian court, and...
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