The Sahebgharaniyeh Palace (Persian: کاخ صاحبقرانیه) is a palace in

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. Built in 1850 by the order of Nasereddin Shah Qajar, It is one of the only Qajar buildings in the

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History

Nasereddin Shah Qajar ordered the construction of the palace in 1850 in two floors, and in the 39th year of his rule he gave himself the title "Sahebgharan" and gave the name "Sahebgharaniyeh" to the place. Mozaffareddin Shah Qajar signed the first constitution of Iran in this place. Fawzia Fuad and

Mohammad Reza Pahlavi , title = Shahanshah Aryamehr Bozorg Arteshtaran , image = File:Shah_fullsize.jpg , caption = Shah in 1973 , succession = Shah of Iran , reign = 16 September 1941 – 11 February 1979 , coronation = 26 October ...

were also scheduled to have their wedding in this palace, which was cancelled due the coldness of the weather. it was also used as the working office of the Shah for several years before the revolution. Parts of Bitter Coffee and

Kamalolmolk (film) ''Kamalolmolk'' ( fa, کمال‌الملک) is a 1984 Iranian film written and directed by Ali Hatami about the life and work of famous Iranian painter Mohammad Ghaffari, better known as Kamal-ol-molk. The movie focuses greatly on the painter's ...

and were filmed in this palace.

Gallery

File:View of the sahebgharanieh palace1.JPG, New year greeting of Naseredin Shah File:Jahan nama hall.JPG, Jahan nama hall File:Worktable of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.JPG, Worktable of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi File:Sahebgharanieh Hozkhaneh by Kamal-ol-molk.jpg, Hozkhaneh by Kamal-ol-molk File:View of the sahebgharanieh palace.JPG, A view of the palace File:Sahebqaraanieh.jpg, Sahebqaraanieh building 1884 File:Jahan nama hall Decorations.JPG, Jahan nama hall Decorations File:Sahebgharanie.JPG, A view of the palace

References

{{Museums in Tehran Palaces in Tehran Buildings of the Qajar period 19th-century establishments in Iran