Takyeh Dowlat ( fa, تکیه دولت lit. "State Theater") was a Royal Theater in

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. It was the most famous of all the ta'zieh performance spaces, for the Mourning of Muharram. It has a capacity for more than 4,000 people. Built in 1868 by

Naser al-Din Shah Qajar Naser al-Din Shah Qajar ( fa, ناصرالدین‌شاه قاجار; 16 July 1831 – 1 May 1896) was the fourth Shah of Qajar Iran from 5 September 1848 to 1 May 1896 when he was assassinated. He was the son of Mohammad Shah Qajar and Malek ...

south-east of the Golestan Palace on the site of the

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, the Royal Theater's sumptuous magnificence surpassed that of Europe's greatest opera houses in the opinion of many Western visitors. It is comparable to Verona Arena,

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told at his first visit.

Karim Pirnia Mohammad Karim Pirnia ( fa, محمد کریم پیرنیا, 16 September 1920 – 31 August 1997) was an Iranian architectural historian and architect. Early life Born in Yazd, Iran, he studied at what came to be Tehran University The Uni ...

has introduced Hossein-Ali Mehrin as the architect of this building.

Notable events

It was here that Reza Shah proclaimed the downfall of the

Qajar dynasty The Qajar dynasty (; fa, دودمان قاجار ', az, Qacarlar ) was an IranianAbbas Amanat, ''The Pivot of the Universe: Nasir Al-Din Shah Qajar and the Iranian Monarchy, 1831–1896'', I. B. Tauris, pp 2–3 royal dynasty of Turkic peoples ...

. The Tekyeh was destroyed in 1947 and a bank building was constructed on the site.The world encyclopedia of contemporary theatre
Volume 3 edited by Don Rubin, p. 215.

Gallery

File:Takiyeh-e Dowlat.JPG, Takyeh Dowlat,

. File:Tekyeh Dowlat and Badgir Mansion at Golestan Palace.jpg, Takyeh Dowlat adjacent to ''Bād gīr Mansion'' in Golestan Palace File:Tekyeh Dowlat Main Entrance.jpg, Main Entrance File:Naser al-Din Shah Qajar's Funeral at Tekyeh Dowlat.jpg,

Naser al-Din Shah Naser al-Din Shah Qajar ( fa, ناصرالدین‌شاه قاجار; 16 July 1831 – 1 May 1896) was the fourth Shah of Qajar Iran from 5 September 1848 to 1 May 1896 when he was assassinated. He was the son of Mohammad Shah Qajar and Malek ...

Qajar's Funeral at Takyeh Dowlat File:RezaShah Oath Tekyeh Dowlat.jpg, Reza Shah Oath at Constituent assembly File:Female Spectators at Tekyeh Dowlat.jpg, Spectators at Takyeh Dowlat File:Tekiyeh dolat.jpg

References

Takyehs Buildings and structures in Tehran Amphitheaters Theatres in Iran Demolished buildings and structures in Iran Buildings and structures demolished in 1947 {{theatre-struct-stub