Talar դալար is a

Western Armenian Western Armenian ( Classical spelling: , ) is one of the two standardized forms of Modern Armenian, the other being Eastern Armenian. It is based mainly on the Istanbul Armenian dialect, as opposed to Eastern Armenian, which is mainly base ...

name for females. It's meaning is symbolic of the Evergreen Tree. Golestan hall

The talar or talaar ( fa, تالار) is the throne hall of the

Persian Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples ** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...

monarch that is open to the public. It includes a throne carved on the rock-cut tomb of Darius at Naqsh-e Rostam, near

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, and above the portico which was copied from his palace. The ''Talar Divan Khaneh'' built by

Fath Ali Shah Fath-Ali Shah Qajar ( fa, فتحعلى‌شاه قاجار, Fatḥ-ʻAli Šâh Qâjâr; May 1769 – 24 October 1834) was the second Shah (king) of Qajar Iran. He reigned from 17 June 1797 until his death on 24 October 1834. His reign saw the irr ...

is an example of this pavilion.

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In ancient times, as depicted in the sculptured facade of Darius tomb at Persepolis show, the talar had three tiers, with Atlant statues upholding each. This design typified the subject-people of the monarch. The talar built by the Qajar dynasty as part of the Royal Palace is a spacious chamber with flat ceiling decorated with mirror panels. The walls are also decorated with mirror work called ''aineh-kari'', which produced numerous angles and coruscations.

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