Niavaran Complex

This article is about the historic palace complex. For the residence of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, see Niavaran Palace.

Niavaran Complex
Ahmad Shahi Pavilion, Sahebgharaniyeh Palace, and Niavaran Palace
Interactive map of Niavaran Complex
Type	Palace museum, memorial
Location	Shemiran (northern Tehran), Iran
Coordinates	35.8120°N 51.4725°E / 35.8120; 51.4725
Built	1967 (1967)
Restored by	Mohammad Reza Nikbakht
Governing body	Cultural Heritage Organization of Iran
Website	https://www.niavaranmu.ir

The Niavaran Palace Complex (Persian: مجموعه کاخ نیاوران, romanized: Majmue-ye Kākh-e Niāvarān) is a historic palace complex situated in Shemiran (northern Tehran), Iran. It consists of several palace buildings and monuments dating back to the Qajar and Pahlavi eras.

History

In the early 19th century, Fath-Ali Shah ordered a summer residence to be built in Tehran's countryside. In 1850, the Sahebgharaniyeh Palace was built by the order of Naser al-Din Shah. In the 1910s, the Ahmad Shahi Pavilion was built as Ahmad Shah's residence.

During the reign of Reza Shah, all of the peripheral buildings of the Sahebgharaniyeh Palace, with the exception of the Ahmad Shahi Pavilion, were demolished, and the present-day structures were built to the north of the Sahebgharaniyeh. The Ahmad Shahi Pavilion was then used as an exhibition centre for presents from world leaders to the Iranian shahs.

During the reign of Mohammad Reza Shah, a new palace named Niavaran was constructed for the imperial family. The palace was designed in 1958 and completed in 1967. It served a variety of purposes for the court including as a home for the Shah and Shahbanu Farah as well as a place to entertain visiting foreign heads of state. On 31 December 1977, the reception and state banquet for U.S. president Jimmy Carter took place here.

The complex consists of three structures: Niavaran Palace, Ahmad Shahi Pavilion, and the Sahebgharaniyeh Palace. The buildings were built during various time periods ranging from Qajar Iran to Pahlavi Iran. Currently, the complex is a museum that showcases imperial artifacts. The interiors remain in their original 1979 state.

The Shah and Shahbanu left basically everything behind when they left Iran in January 1979.

Palaces

Name	Image	Year of completion	Resident
Niavaran Palace		1967 (1967)	Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
Ahmad Shahi Pavilion		c. 1910s	Ahmad Shah Qajar
Sahebgharaniyeh Palace		1850 (1850)	Naser al-Din Shah Qajar

Gallery

Sitting room inside the Niavaran Mansion

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  Ahmad Shahi Pavilion
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  Sahebgharaniyeh Palace
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  The office of the Shah within the Sahebgharaniyeh Palace
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  Area in front of the Niavaran Mansion
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  The gate of the Niavaran Mansion
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  Inside the Niavaran Mansion
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  Inside the Niavaran Mansion
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  Inside the Niavaran Mansion
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  Inside the Niavaran Mansion
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  Inside the Niavaran Mansion
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  Inside the Niavaran Mansion
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  Ahmad Shahi Pavilion
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  Inside the Ahmad Shahi Pavilion
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  Area in front of the Ahmad Shahi Pavilion
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  Ahmad Shahi Pavilion
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  Shahbanu Farah's dressing table
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  Corridor to private rooms in the Niavaran Palace
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  Interior of Prince Ali Reza's room
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  Mohammad Reza Shah's uniform in the Niavaran Palace
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  Cinema inside the Niavaran Mansion

See also

• Architecture of Iran
• Cultural Heritage Organization of Iran
• Niavaran Park – a park built in 1969 next to the complex
• Golestan Palace – the former official royal Qajar-dynasty complex, located in Tehran
• Sa'dabad Complex – a complex built by the Qajar and Pahlavi monarchs, located in Tehran
• List of royal palaces
• List of palaces in Iran

External links

• niavaranmu.ir (Persian), en.niavaranmu.ir (English) – Niavaran Cultural Historic Complex