Chehel Sotun (), originally named Kolah Farangi Mansion () is a

Safavid era The Safavid dynasty (; , ) was one of Iran's most significant ruling dynasties reigning from 1501 to 1736. Their rule is often considered the beginning of modern Iranian history, as well as one of the gunpowder empires. The Safavid Shah Ismai ...

royal

pavilion In architecture, ''pavilion'' has several meanings; * It may be a subsidiary building that is either positioned separately or as an attachment to a main building. Often it is associated with pleasure. In palaces and traditional mansions of Asia ...

located in

Qazvin Qazvin (; ; ) is a city in the Central District (Qazvin County), Central District of Qazvin County, Qazvin province, Qazvin province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district. It is the largest city in the provi ...

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...

. Its construction is attributed to

Tahmasp I Tahmasp I ( or ; 22 February 1514 – 14 May 1576) was the second shah of Safavid Iran from 1524 until his death in 1576. He was the eldest son of Shah Ismail I and his principal consort, Tajlu Khanum. Tahmasp ascended the throne after the ...

, who transferred the capital of Iran from

Tabriz Tabriz (; ) is a city in the Central District (Tabriz County), Central District of Tabriz County, in the East Azerbaijan province, East Azerbaijan province of northwestern Iran. It serves as capital of the province, the county, and the distric ...

to Qazvin in 1555-56, and was repaired and remodeled during Qajar era. Today, it is one of the two remaining Safavid royal structures remaining in the city, the other one being the Ali Qapu gate, and is used as a museum of calligraphy. File:Bahram Chubin listening to the prophecy of a sorceress, from a Shähnāmeh of Firdawsi Shirāz (?), 1585. Topkapı Saray Museum, Revan 1548, fol. 489a.jpg, Likely depiction of the Chehel Sotun in a 1585 Shahnameh. File:Qazvin - Chehel Sotun.jpg, Front view File:Chehel soton.jpg, alt= File:QazvinChehelsotunOld.jpg, The building prior to repairs.

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