Pearl Palace

ُShams Palace
ُShams Palace
Kakh-e ُShams (Persian: كاخ شمس)
Former names	Kakh-e ُMorvarid (Persian: كاخ مروارید)
Alternative names	Kakh-e Shams; كاخ شمس
General information
Type	Estate
Town or city	Mehrshahr, Alborz Province
Country	Iran
Completed	approximately 1972
Cost	$3.5 million
Client	Princess Shams Pahlavi; Mehrdad Pahlbod
Owner	Cultural Heritage, Handcrafts and Tourism Organization
Technical details
Floor area	50,000 square ft
Design and construction
Architect(s)	William Wesley Peters
Architecture firm	Taliesin Associated Architects
Structural engineer	Thomas Casey
Other designers	Stephen M. Nemtin; Frances Nemtin; Cornelia Brierly

Shams Palace (Persian: کاخ شمس; Romanized as kakh-e Shams/ Kāx-e Šams, also known as Pearl Palace Persian: کاخ مروارید; kakh-e Morvarid/ Kāx-e Morvārid ) is a large estate designed by Taliesin Associated Architects on instructions from princess Shams Pahlavi, elder sister of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last Shah of Iran. It was built in the early 1970s and it is located in Mehrshahr near Karaj, Iran.^{[citation needed]}

Background

The majority of the complex is currently occupied by a local Baseej unit who are neglecting its upkeep. Small parts are open to the public as a result of pressure from the Cultural Heritage Organization of Iran.^{[citation needed]}

The building was recognized as a cultural heritage only in 2002, and registered by the Cultural Heritage Organization of Iran. It is currently in need of massive repairs.^{[citation needed]}

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