Iran Press/Iran news: The resplendent Golestan Palace, a UNESCO heritage site, is a masterpiece of the Qajar era, embodying the successful integration of earlier Persian crafts and architecture and later ones. The walled Palace, one of the oldest groups of buildings in Tehran, became the seat of government of the Qajar family, which came into power in 1779 and made Tehran the capital of the country.
Built around a garden featuring pools as well as planted areas, the Palace’s most characteristic features and rich ornaments date from the 19th century. It became a center of Qajari arts and architecture of which it is an outstanding example and has remained a source of inspiration for Iranian artists and architects to this day. It represents a new style manifesting traditional Persian arts and crafts.
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